• PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    The only reason Apple still exists is because Microsoft didn’t want to get broken up, so they invested in Apple to stay competitive for 150 million in 1997.

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      2 hours ago

      That’s not entirely true. It’s true that Microsoft invested in Apple, but it’s not true that they were about to get broken up and that Microsoft money saved them.

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      8 hours ago

      I dunno. I mean that’s true, but it’s also the case that Gates stole a lot from Jobs and they knew each other pretty well so it was also like a friendly loan.

      Tbf Gates took the boos he got at AppleWorld or whatever it was then pretty well.