Ballmer: Saving Apple in 1997 was ‘craziest thing’ Microsoft ever did

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Ballmer: Saving Apple in 1997 was ‘craziest thing’ Microsoft ever did

<p>Microsoft infamously invested $150 million in archenemy Apple in 1997 as the company was facing bankruptcy right after the return of Steve Jobs, and according to former CEO Steve Ballmer, it was the craziest thing the Windows-maker ever did. Ballmer spends more of his time on the basketball court now than working on the next […]</p><p>(via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cultofmac.com">Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens[/url])</p><br clear='all'/>

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