Comments on: Why Microsoft invested $150 million in Apple in 1997 https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-microsoft-invested-150-million-in-apple-in-1997/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-microsoft-invested-150-million-in-apple-in-1997 David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sat, 09 Aug 2025 09:19:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Frank https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-microsoft-invested-150-million-in-apple-in-1997/#comment-57150 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 09:19:55 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35556#comment-57150 In reply to Milan.

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(unsure why the parent comment is dated 2024)

]]> By: PlunderBunny https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-microsoft-invested-150-million-in-apple-in-1997/#comment-56558 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:26:53 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35556#comment-56558 “…or that Bush would win the 2020 election” I think you mean 2002.

]]> By: Milan https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-microsoft-invested-150-million-in-apple-in-1997/#comment-56557 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:12:31 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35556#comment-56557 Daniel Eran Dilger at http://www.roughlydrafted.com had a great series on same topic but unfortunate his articles are no more available.
Your article is also very informative!

I would just add that Microsoft was the first company that should be spliced but eventuality it DID NOT!
And I would argue that Clinton administration is the one that bring this new world order that we live in today, like in Blade Runner, where corporation run everything. They never indented to split Microsoft. At the end, Clinton administration bring NAFTA that then transform into CETA, TTIP, TiSA…

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