[Swordmaker]

Fortune magazine perpetuates the myth that Microsoft bailed Apple out of near bankruptcy in 1997 with a $150 million investment, when what actually happened was that Microsoft settled a patent/copyright infringement lawsuit in Apple's favor and was not any kind of "bail out" at all. This canard has long been debunked, but the myth lives on, especially when mainstream news media reiterates again and again without bothering to research the facts which are available on the internet, including the three interlocking contracts that settled the lawsuit, including outlining the initial $150 million payment for non-voting, restricted preferred Apple stock which had to take place before Apple would dismiss the lawsuit which was at the heart of these agreements. — PING!

Fortune resurrects the Myth of the Apple bailout by Microsoft
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[dhs12345]

The music player business saved them. Recently. Credit where credit is due they stepped up when when no one else did and made lemonade out of lemons.

[cardinal4]

I have been saving 100.00 a month towards my MacBook Pro. I will not setlle for a lesser model, I'm going to spend the money and get the Cadillac version.

I won't ever by a Windows machine again, I use it only because we use 10 at work, otherwise I wouldn't use Microsoft at all..

[Moltke]

Ultimate = final; last. What now? ;-)