Hi I see the error of my ways...I'm not sure to what effect me not spreading this lie will have on the grand world out there. Apologies though is warranted. Murray 🙂
On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 9:19 AM Liam Proven via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 4 Sept 2024 at 15:28, Murray McCullough via cctalk > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I had not realized it was 27 yrs. ago that Microsoft ‘gave’ Apple > $150-$200 > > million. It was done to keep Microsoft safe from regulators - for its > > monopoly practices. > > No, it was not. > > This is an oft-repeated lie. > > It was an out of court settlement because Video for Windows contained > code stolen from Apple Quicktime. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Canyon_Company > > It has been known and reported for years: > > > https://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-the-lies-the-day-that-microsoft-saved-apple/ > > It was not an investment. That was a lie spread by the marketing > lizards. Please don't repeat it or spread it. It is not true and never > was. > > -- > Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven > Email: [email protected] ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: [email protected] > Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven > IoM: (+44) 7624 227612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 > Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 >
