A $250 million dollar purchase of stocks (which M$ has sold in large part now) was merely a show of support and commitment to the platform that had $3.something BILLION dollars in the bank at the time of the aforementioned "bailout".
MS makes money off of Apple because of robust Office sales, not any investment in the company.
And, according to one's sources, Apple's marketshare is edging up to 7%, which is still more than Linux. Sorry.
Remember: there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.
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A $250 million dollar purchase of stocks (which M$ has sold in large part now) was merely a show of support and commitment to the platform that had $3.something BILLION dollars in the bank at the time of the aforementioned "bailout".
MS makes money off of Apple because of robust Office sales, not any investment in the company.
And, according to one's sources, Apple's marketshare is edging up to 7%, which is still more than Linux. Sorry.
Remember: there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.