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What's microsoft's current share in Apple?
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What's the state of the original $150 million investment?
DO they currently have any significant stake in Apple?
Not trying to start a debate as to whether their investment was good for Apple, just need the facts.
ps. did a search, and I kept getting a "Safari cannot open this page.." in both forum specific and normal search.
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0%? It was sold off years ago at a nice profit.
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anyone able to provide links for me?
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The facts are as Big Mac stated them.
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Alright, is it possible that Bill Gates personally has any significant stake?
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Originally Posted by KarlG
The facts are as Big Mac stated them.
then what the hell is this about from February 15, 2005.
"Apple Computer is one of today’s hottest stocks (up 26% this year after rocketing 201% last year), and Microsoft’s Bill Gates is all smiles! Why? When Apple brought back its co-founder Steven Jobs in 1997, one of his first moves was to turn to his longtime rival, Bill Gates.The two struck a deal under which Microsoft bought $150 million of Apple stock and promised to keep supplying Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer for the Mac. Today Microsoft’s stake in Apple is worth well over $1 billion!"
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Originally Posted by brapper
Alright, is it possible that Bill Gates personally has any significant stake?
Not a significant stake, no. If does own any AAPL stock, it's through mutual funds. But, I doubt he does.
Originally Posted by brapper
then what the hell is this about from February 15, 2005.
"Apple Computer is one of today’s hottest stocks (up 26% this year after rocketing 201% last year), and Microsoft’s Bill Gates is all smiles! Why? When Apple brought back its co-founder Steven Jobs in 1997, one of his first moves was to turn to his longtime rival, Bill Gates.The two struck a deal under which Microsoft bought $150 million of Apple stock and promised to keep supplying Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer for the Mac. Today Microsoft’s stake in Apple is worth well over $1 billion!"
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Had they kept it, it'd be worth that much, but they didn't. I believe Fortune incorrectly reported the same thing not too long ago.
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Originally Posted by brapper
then what the hell is this about from February 15, 2005.
"Apple Computer is one of today’s hottest stocks (up 26% this year after rocketing 201% last year), and Microsoft’s Bill Gates is all smiles! Why? When Apple brought back its co-founder Steven Jobs in 1997, one of his first moves was to turn to his longtime rival, Bill Gates.The two struck a deal under which Microsoft bought $150 million of Apple stock and promised to keep supplying Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer for the Mac. Today Microsoft’s stake in Apple is worth well over $1 billion!"
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Idiocy from a dubious source, I have to assume. Multiple sources revealed the sell-off, although it was not widely reported.
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Originally Posted by E's Lil Theorem
Had they kept it, it'd be worth that much, but they didn't. I believe Fortune incorrectly reported the same thing not too long ago.
oh, alright now this is making sense. My prof just quoted the fortune article as fact.
Alright now I just need some proof that microsoft sold it to send him.
p.s. I'm in class for another 20 mins, so if anyone wants to help, it'd be great.
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Yeah, I just ran across that Fortune article from February 2005 myself. . . I'm pretty certain it's wrong, but why risk the professor's wrath by correcting him?
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
Yeah, I just ran across that Fortune article from February 2005 myself. . . I'm pretty certain it's wrong, but why risk the professor's wrath by correcting him?
oh, don't worry, I'm tactful.
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Here's a list of top AAPL shareholders. Microsoft is not listed among them, and unless the list excludes non-voting shareholders (which would be odd), I think that's strong evidence of the sell-off.
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