On 31 December 2011 09:53, Ray Chiang <[email protected]> wrote:
[snip] > After the DOS/IBM deal, this is perhaps one of the main reasons for > Microsoft's long term success. They've bought (DirectX, Mac Office), hired > (Cutler for Windows NT, Rashid for MS Research, thousands of undergrad > programmers), and copied (IE vs. Netscape, Windows vs Mac UI) many key > developments and technologies which have allowed them to dominate for so > long. Peopkle get this one wrong al the time. MS did not buy Apple. They bought non-controlling shares, infusing money into Apple, a deal made between Jobs and Gates. After a few years (not sure how many) I believe MS sold those shares back to Apple. Basically, it was just a cash influx for Apple at a time when it needed it. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. [snip] Anestis. > -Ray -- Anestis Kozakis | [email protected] | http://www.akozakis.id.au/
