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

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

> <snip>
> > > 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 ;-) ]
That could very well be, I have trouble separating MS from IBM. ;-)

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
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