3 ms·

I have sometimes wondered if the people at Microsoft in charge of that move have since regretted it. IIRC, they did it mostly, because they were under investig

by krylon 11y ago

I have sometimes wondered if the people at Microsoft in charge of that move have since regretted it. IIRC, they did it mostly, because they were under investigation for antitrust charges (and very nearly were broken up), so they could show the DOJ they had an actual competitor. If that is true, they seem to have gotten a little more than they bargained for (the stock they bought must be worth a fortune today, though).

JimmaDaRustla 11y ago
Probably not, they knew that their jobs would be much harder if Apple failed.
sumedh 11y ago
> the stock they bought must be worth a fortune today, though I dont have the source to back me up but I read MS sold the stock long time back even before the iphone.