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Subject: Re: linux issues

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 12:29:48 05/27/02

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On May 27, 2002 at 12:06:29, Christophe Theron wrote:

>Microsoft had to invest nig money in Apple several years ago to help
>them. They did it because if Apple and its OS disappears Microsoft would be in a
>too obvious position of monopoly (well actually they have be found to be, so
>that did not save them).
>


That's inaccurate.  Apple at the time had many billions of dollars in cash and
no debt.  The amount Microsoft invested was trivial in comparison.  It was a
gesture of goodwill.  The motivation behind it was indeed as you say (to show
support for a company that can help "disprove" MS's monopoly), but the actual
money investment was a token gensture.



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