Apple Collaborates with Microsoft
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When
Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, the company was in big trouble
with falling sales and strong competition.
- Jobs made a surprising
deal with Microsoft, where Microsoft invested $150 million in Apple
and agreed to support Microsoft Office for Mac.
- Apple also agreed
to use Internet Explorer as the main web browser on its computers,
and both companies stopped suing each other.
- This partnership
helped Apple become stable again and gave it time to create new
products like the iMac and iPhone.
- Jobs said that Apple could win
without Microsoft losing, showing his practical approach to saving
the company.