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Old 03-02-2011, 11:17 AM   #96
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Not many people remember that Apple almost went bankrupt over 10 years ago.... saved by Microsoft with a $110 million stock purchase, they took that money and developed the ipod. The rest is history
Not many people realize that Microsoft did that so they can keep the creativity component of the industry alive. Where else would you be able to rip off cool ideas from?

Apple was Microsoft's R&D department.
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