[High Praise! to Mental Floss]
On This Date in 1997, Microsoft Invested in Apple
Apple Acolytes really hate talking about this.
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Also know as Apple Nadir Day.
OTOH, the company survived and went up meteoricly.
Hey, it was Granddad’s brother. And it was murder. 11May1933.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Wyoming
The deal also got Microsoft off the monopoly hook with the Department of Justice, and sidestepped commercial procurement programs which automatically selected for Microsoft. While is was good for Apple and possibly necessary at the time, it was essential for Microsoft.
Cheers