Wait, MS-DOS is what you were talking about, before? You're suggesting that if IBM had hung on to MS-DOS at the time, they would now be worth bazillions instead of Microsoft?
--- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* ...Flippancy builds up around a man the finest armour plating against [God] that I know, and it is quite free from the dangers inherent in the other sources of laughter. It is a thousand miles away from joy; it deadens, instead of sharpening, the intellect; and it excites no affection between those who practice it. -advice to a tempter, from The Screwtape Letters by C S Lewis */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jon Perryman Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 00:25 Stories vary widely but the most prevalent can be seen at https://youtu.be/Qc5khH5gllg?t=339 which I positioned around the relevant time. The story goes that MS-DOS did not exist at that time and IBM could have required exclusive rights but instead intentionally gave up its exclusive rights to MS-DOS for $0 during negotiations. > --- On Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 05:54:10 PM PDT, Grant Taylor wrote: > Please clarify what IBM sold to Microsoft. > - Microsoft had (MS-)DOS independent of and without IBM. > - Microsoft had a non-exclusive deal with IBM and therefor was allowed > to sell it to whomever they wanted, including directly as MS-DOS. >>--- On 8/7/23 12:26 PM, Jon Perryman wrote: >> Was it a smart decision for IBM to sell the software that became Microsoft? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
