Re: Bill Gates owns Apple

["Ward Vandewege" <user=150@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 02:18:30AM -0500, James Kramer wrote: 
> I read in Slashdot that Apple is preventing certain software from 
> running properly. 
> http://blog.vlad1.com/2008/02/28/finding-the-os-x-turbo-button/
> 
> I read about Apple and Microsoft--which is better--all the time.  Am I 
> the only person who remembers that Bill Gates owns controlling 
> interest in Apple?  I remember when Apple fired Steve Jobs.  Gates 
> then bought controlling interest in Apple and rehired Jobs.  To me 
> Apple is following the same path as Windows. 

>From Wikipedia: 

--------------- 
At the 1997 Macworld Expo, Steve Jobs announced that Apple would be entering 
into a partnership with Microsoft to release new versions of Microsoft Office 
for the Macintosh as well as a US$150 million investment in non-voting Apple 
stock. 
--------------- 

That matches what I remember - there was an investment by Microsoft in Apple 
(which has long been sold) but afaik that never amounted to a controlling 
interest. 

Thanks, 
Ward. 

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