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Miscellaneous => The Lounge => Topic started by: anphanax on 31 August 2003, 21:57

Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: anphanax on 31 August 2003, 21:57
Is it to protect the monopoly? Or is there more to it (they need ideas for windows :x)?
Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: billy_gates on 31 August 2003, 10:02
they make money off of Mac users.

Office X
Virtual PC

And of course it does protect their monopoly

this ended but IE used to spread the use of IE all over.
etc, etc
Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: anphanax on 31 August 2003, 10:06
They wouldn't make any money off linux users  (http://smile.gif)
Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: suselinux on 31 August 2003, 10:41
quote:
Originally posted by anphanax:
Is it to protect the monopoly? Or is there more to it (they need ideas for windows :x)?


different hardware

allow them to exist? Give apple some credit, they fought hard to get were they are.
Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: Stilly on 31 August 2003, 10:48
any companys tahts in the top 50 list probably isn't there since nice old microsoft allows them to continue, especially if their products put theirs to shame.
Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: jasonlane on 31 August 2003, 20:34
Microsoft would like to think that they are letting them exist. However the truth is Apple are there whether M$ like it or not.

Thinking that M$ have allowed anyone company to exist is well.... how M$ presumes to think and there's little truth in that statement.
Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: cahult on 1 September 2003, 00:41
It
Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: billy_gates on 1 September 2003, 00:50
"are you saying that I put an abnormal brain in a 7-foot long, 5-foot wide Guerilla!"
Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: cahult on 1 September 2003, 00:57
quote:
Originally posted by jeffberg: Mac Capitalist:
"are you saying that I put an abnormal brain in a 7-foot long, 5-foot wide Guerilla!"


Ahh, quoting Young Frankenstein, are we? Good movie.
Title: Why does Microsoft allow Apple to exist?
Post by: jasonlane on 1 September 2003, 03:59
Hehehe