Who is Apple's partner with Bill Gates?
Who is Apple's partner with Bill Gates?
Steve Jobs A history of the decades-long feud between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, whose love-hate relationship spurred the success of Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs never quite saw eye-to-eye. While the two founders had periods of civility, at other times, they were at each other's throats.
Did Bill Gates lend money to Apple?
Bill Gates saved Apple from vanishing In 1997, Gates invested $150 million ($243 million today) in Apple when it was on the verge of bankruptcy. The important thing to note here is that this was a non-voting investment, which means they had no vote in important decisions of Apple.
Did Steve Jobs steal Apple from Bill Gates?
It's not the first time Gates has said something of this nature. Back when Jobs first accused Gates of ripping off his idea, the two met in a conference room at Apple, where Jobs ripped into Gates, yelling, "I trusted you, and now you're stealing from us!"
What companies does Bill Gates own?
- Bill Gates’ investment style has been compared by many to that of Warren Buffet . Bill Gates owns his own investment company called Cascade Investment, LLC which Gates’ uses to embark on several of his personal investing adventures.
Did Microsoft bail out Apple?
- Microsoft didn't "bail out Apple"- they settled a long standing law suit based on intellectual property. As part of the settlement MS would invest in Apple.
Did Microsoft steal from Apple?
- The reality is that Microsoft did steal from the Mac, but that the company had what amounted to a license from Apple to do so. Indeed, as the bad Doctor's questioner alluded to, there was a lawsuit on this, and Apple didn't lose because there was no theft, but because of that license.
Does Microsoft own Apple?
- Microsoft does own a small portion of Apple, less than half a hundredth of a percent, through a fund. Apple itself has a much larger investment in the same fund.
