On Wed, 4 Sept 2024 at 15:28, Murray McCullough via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> 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-ap…
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.
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