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Article #434Re: Consumer Reports testing confirms that the Apple "Bumpers" for the iPhone 4 solves its antenna problem
From: JC Dill
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:05
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:05
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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. jc
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