Re: Re: Bill Gates owns Apple

["paul.cour1" <user=1263@nabble.blu.org>]

 "there was an investment by Microsoft in Apple" 

More current context: 
Apple, on Jun 30, 2007 was stating: 
Current Assets of about $18.45 Billion   

Just for stilted humor, $150 Million 
is less than 1 % ... (chuckle!) 

pc 
>From: Ward Vandewege <[hidden email]> 
>Date: 2008/02/29 Fri AM 07:31:04 CST 
>To: James Kramer <[hidden email]> 
>Cc: L-blu <[hidden email]> 
>Subject: Re: Bill Gates owns Apple 

>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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