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Re: Interesting Tibits - Microsoft & NeXT?

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From: Todd M. Swan
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1992 19:24
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In article <1992Apr9.070642.25247@darkcube.radig.de> vhs@darkcube.radig.de  
(Volker Herminghaus-Shirai) writes:
> In article <1992Apr6.153940.12958@newshost.lanl.gov> tms@twins.lanl.gov (Todd  
> M. Swan) writes:
> > In article <1992Apr3.204553.2624@wcraft.wimsey.bc.ca>  
> jchin@wcraft.wimsey.bc.ca  
> > (Joseph Chin) writes:
> > > Microsoft & NeXT?
> > > -----------------
> > >   Microsoft is just full of surprises these days. First Fox, what
> > >   could be NeXT? The latest news from Redmond is that Mr. Bill has
> > >   apparently overcome his dislike of Steve Jobs and the company will
> > >   be porting its most popular applications to the NeXT. 
> > 
> > Did NeXT just close a 950,000 machine sale that we aren't aware of?  :-)
> 
> Not necessary. After all, M$ also tries to port Windoze NT (Losedoze) to ACE
> platforms. How many ACE machines are sold yet? Certainly not a million.

But Bill Gates specificly said that Microsoft would make NeXT software until 1  
million were sold.

Todd
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