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Microsoft May Invest $1B-$3B In Dell Buyout
alexander_686 writes "We heard that Dell is in buyout talks with private equity firms. Now, the word is that Microsoft may invest one to three billion dollars in that buyout. For that amount of money, Microsoft isn't going for majority ownership, but it would be a significant stake. Dell is worth around $22-25 billion. Speculation is that investors would put up $5-7 billion in equity, borrowing the rest. As a point of reference, Michael Dell's stock is worth $3.6 billion."
Because building a laptop from component parts is a pain in the ass?
You already can't get Windows 7 period on some of their laptop line. Now, I guess we can say good-bye to Windows 7 and have to purchase the upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7 aftermarket, and they will probably tell us that voids the warranty.
If you are not allowed to question your government then the government has answered your question.
Actually...
Jobs, on his return, wanted to be rid of all the lawsuits between Apple and Microsoft.
The biggie was the presence of Apple's Quicktime code in Windows (because of a contractor's shortcut).
The end-result of the negotiations was that Apple would keep IE as the default browser, MS would continue to write Office for Mac for at least 5 years and would invest $150Mill in non-voting Apple stock (which they later sold at a profit).
People not knowing the facts simply invented reasons for the investment that suited them.