From: Norman Palardy (npalardy_at_great-white-software.com)
Date: Tue Oct 18 2005 - 23:13:11 PDT
>> On Oct 18, 2005, at 10:55 AM, Lord Groundhog wrote:
>>
>>> I thought the last thing which could happen in the world of
>>> silicone is Bill
>>> Gates turning M$ over to Steve Jobs for free, and apologizing for
>>> giving Apple such a hard time over the years?
>
> Hard times like what -- producing the most-used productivity suite for
> the Mac, no matter what market share? Or exchanging patents? Or like
> the time they bolstered Apple (an OS competitor, mind ye) with plenty
> cash as a thanks for Apple pioneering the mass-marketed GUI thing?
>
That cash was a settlement of outstanding patent infringement claims in
the form os MS buying non-voting shares (which they subsequently made a
boatload of money off of as well)
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