Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 09:52:06 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb> To: andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu (Annelise Anderson) Cc: grog@lemis.com, bob@luke.pmr.com, hoek@hwcn.org, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status of USB, TX chipset, PIIX3, etc. Message-ID: <199708081652.JAA28407@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970807214939.17491A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> from "Annelise Anderson" at Aug 7, 97 10:03:28 pm
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even if this was personal money and not corporate, $150 million is chump-change for bill gates. trash money...less than you or i would spend on a car. $36 billion at 10% (sgnificant underestimate) yields $9.8 million a year. this payment by microsoft is 15 days worth of interest. new car at ~$15,000 --> $3.6 million under the same conditions chump change for bill. evern more so for microsoft. jmb Annelise Anderson wrote: > > Meanwhile, what is Bill Gates going to do with Apple, assuming that > Apple probably needs continuing infusions of funds and Microsoft > therefore has some influence? > > --He got some anti-trust protection by keeping them alive > (by agreeing to produce Mac versions of Excel etc. for 5 years) > --He settled law suits, for an undisclosed sum > --He got access to at least some software.... > > But as a long term strategy.... > > --Rewrite the graphics etc. apps where Apple is the leader > for Windows (NT, whatever); let Apple struggle, die, get absorbed > --Rewrite the whole operating system to run on Intel & > compatible hardware, sell both operating systems, both sets of > software (or the Mac OS as an "add-on" to Windows; automatic > installation of both by clicking an icon, of course) > > Idle spectulation. > > Annelise > > >
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