Aug 6, 2011

1997 Today : Microsoft saves Apple with a $150 million investment.

The Microsoft Deal ...



On Aug. 6, 1997:  rivalry between Apple and Microsoft appeared to vanish with the announcement a new cooperative partnership that included:

Here are the three major deals Steve agreed to Microsoft. 

  "Apple agreed to drop a long-running lawsuit in which they alleged Microsoft copied the look and feel of the Mac OS for Windows"

"a five year deal for continued development of Office for the Mac platform"

and 

"To make Internet Explorer the default browser on its computers "




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