4 Sep
2024
4 Sep
'24
9:28 a.m.
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. Later did the lawsuits end between Apple and Microsoft.
Did this save Apple? Haven’t researched this enough to deduce a learned
response!
Happy computing,
Murray 🙂
6 Sep
6 Sep
11:39 a.m.
Sure seems like Apple recovered, as I type on my Macbook M3 Max! Investing
in developing their Unix-like OS and buying that silicon company were some
of the greatest business decisions I've witnessed.
--
Anders Nelson
www.andersknelson.com
On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 12:44 AM 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. Later did the lawsuits end between Apple and Microsoft.
Did this save Apple? Haven’t researched this enough to deduce a learned
response!
Happy computing,
Murray 🙂
9 Sep
9 Sep
9:08 a.m.
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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17 Sep
17 Sep
10:35 p.m.
Hi
I see the error of my ways...I'm not sure to what effect me not spreading
this lie will have on the grand world out there. Apologies though is
warranted.
Murray 🙂
On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 9:19 AM Liam Proven via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
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.
--
Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven
Email: lproven(a)cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lproven(a)gmail.com
Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven
IoM: (+44) 7624 227612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884
Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053
18 Sep
18 Sep
3:14 p.m.
On Sep 9, 2024, at 6:08 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
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.
This is also not true—Microsoft received some amount of restricted (non-voting) stock in
Apple at the same time, so it was an investment *as well* as being a settlement of all
pending litigation.
The investment paid off substantially for Microsoft as well.
— Chris
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