On 12/5/02 10:22 AM, "Jeremy Derr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 09:23 PM, Fernando Giron wrote: > >> At the end of the movie, some writing appears telling how Jobs was >> fired a few monts later and that Microsoft is allso a owner of Apple, >> this can't be true? right? > > microsoft being an "owner" of Apple is like those commercials you see > on TV that state so-and-so is a 0.00017% owner of Motorola. LOL > In a deal > in the mid-90's, MS invested some cash in Apple MS bought $150 million of (specially created) non-voting stock in Apple. They have long since sold that stock - at a healthy profit, BTW. They also paid Apple a non-disclosed sum of money to settle various disputes. Shawn King On this week's YML: Mark Greco, Pamela Pfiffner, Virtix.com, Holiday Gift Guide & Expo Special Report! http://www.yourmaclife.com -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
