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> Whether you love or hate Word, love or hate Microsoft itself, in the end you have Apple to thank (or curse) for this programs survival Plot twist: A decade
by redbell 1y ago
> Whether you love or hate Word, love or hate Microsoft itself, in the end you have Apple to thank (or curse) for this programs survival
Plot twist: A decade later, Microsoft saved Apple from bankruptcy (https://www.thebusinessanecdote.com/post/when-microsoft-saved-apple-inc-from-bankruptcy https://www.thebusinessanecdote.com/post/when-microsoft-save...)
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- rasz 1y agoThis article is wrong or outright fake news/Microsoft PR. >The $150 million investment Microsoft didnt "invest into Apple". Jobs forced Gates to settle multiple lawsuits (including outright stealing code and shipping it in Windows as their own) that if not settled would have killed MS a year later when DOJ pounced https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40793174 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40793174