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Re:Steve Jobs "never had any designs. He has not designed a ... by cromulent on Tuesday September 07, 2010 @05:53PM (#1670221)
So, when Gates bought 150M of Apple stock in 97, was he betting against himself? Worked out to be a winning bet for Gates.

As Jobs said at the time: "We have to let go of a few notions here. We have to let go of the notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft needs to lose.”

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Re:Steve Jobs "never had any designs. He has not designed a ... by WorkerBee on Thursday September 09, 2010 @04:45AM (#1674795)
So, when Gates bought 150M of Apple stock in 97, was he betting against himself?

Pretty much, yes. It made him seem like less of a monopolist.

Worked out to be a winning bet for Gates.

That's what happens when you bet on every horse in the race. It's something that Microsoft does a lot.

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