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Microsoft Invests $150 Million in Apple: The Rivalry Deal That Helped Stabilize the Mac

Microsoft's 1997 Apple investment combined non-voting capital with Office commitments, patent peace, and browser distribution at a critical moment for the Mac.

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Microsoft BASIC: The Licensing Bet That Put Software Above the Hardware

Altair BASIC showed that code could be licensed independently of hardware, giving Microsoft a capital-light model that would eventually become more valuable than the machines it ran on.

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