Wrong suit. You’re thinking Apple v. Microsoft from 88-94.
The settlement was for Apple v. Intel/Microsoft/SF Canyon and put to rest all prior claims. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation#Apple_v._Microsoft.2C_Intel.2C_and_San_Francisco_Canyon_Company
“In 1995 Apple added Microsoft and Intel to an existing lawsuit against the San Francisco Canyon Company, alleging that Microsoft and Intel knowingly used the software company to aid them in stealing several thousand lines of Apple’s QuickTime code in an effort to improve the performance of Video for Windows.[13][14][15][16] After a threat to withdraw support for Office for Mac,[17][18] this lawsuit was ultimately settled in 1997, along with all lingering issues from the “Look & Feel” lawsuit. Apple agreed to make Internet Explorer the default browser over Netscape, and Microsoft agreed to continue developing Office and other software for the Mac for the next 5 years, and purchase US$150 million of non-voting Apple stock.[9][10]”
Well there you go. I’m still not seeing any need for MS to face save, they made a bunch of money on the deal and the agreement to keep making Office for Mac probably saved Mac.