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On 7/16/2010 9:01 PM, John Navas wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:05:05 -0700, in<i1r6l0$1q7$2@speranza.aioe.org>,
> JC Dill<jcdill.lists@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> David Kaye wrote:
>>> JC Dill<jcdill.lists@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> First, viability doesn't *just* mean financial status.  [....]
>>>
>>> Put whatever spin on it you like, but Apple was down in the dumps when
>>> Microsoft came along and invested in it.  The root of the term "viable" means
>>> "life", and without financial stability there is no life to a company.
>>
>> All of this is true, but it doesn't mean Apple wasn't viable without
>> Microsoft.  The deal with Microsoft made apple MORE viable.  The key to
>> this deal was the agreement to make software for Macs, not the financial
>> investment which was quite small (~10%) compared to Apple's ample cash
>> reserves of over 1 billion dollars.
>
> "Microsoft to invest $150 million in Apple"
>
> Microsoft is lending Apple Computer an unexpected and somewhat
> controversial helping hand.
>
> Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said today As the Macworld turns that the
> software giant will invest $150 million in Apple and will develop and
> ship future versions of its Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and
> development tools for the Macintosh.
>
> Gates, who appeared via satellite link, and Apple director Steve Jobs
> made the announcement here today at the Macworld Expo trade show.
>
> Both Apple and Microsoft executives denied that the Microsoft investment
> represents a path to converging the companies' operating systems.
> However, they said they had agreed to work out a settlement to a
> long-standing dispute over whether Microsoft's Windows operating system
> infringes on any of Apple's patents.
>
> More important, Microsoft said it has pledged to offer the Office
> business productivity software suite for the Macintosh platform for the
> next five years. Mac Office 98 is expected to debut by the end of the
> year.
>
> "This deal strengthens Apple's viability. It's a new era in terms of
> Apple and Microsoft working together," said Apple chief financial
> officer Fred Anderson, who has been assigned to run the company's daily
> operations until a successor to outgoing CEO Gilbert Amelio is found.
>
> MORE:<http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-202143.html>
>

        I gave up on trying to explain anything to JC Dill. Keep 
trying though.

John