Bill Gates owns Apple

[Ward Vandewege]

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:

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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.
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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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