Re: The IBM PC's slavish devotion to the Apple II

[email@luddite.ca (Simon Williams)]

Bill Garber <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:

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> > And, being that you're so high on having a source, could you give one
> > for the statement where you said that IBM bailed out Apple?  I don't
> > seem to remember that.
> 
> Maybe the original poster of that statement will repost,
> it was something I read on one of the usergroups also.
> I guess I should've kept quiet. I have a bad habit of speaking
> out of turn. Sorry.

Hey Bill, are you thinking of Microsoft rather than IBM? I'm not clear
on the details, but I believe MS was instrumental in keeping Apple on
the go during the late 90's. Some cynical folks would suggest that they
did this because the continued existence of Apple Computer Inc was
evidence against the Microsoft monopoly.
[No source available -- just a vague recollection ;-) ]

Simon

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