Jul 02 2025TECHNOLOGY
A Missed Chance: How Apple and Microsoft's Paths Diverged
In 1985, a young Bill Gates, known for his work on the Mac, sent a memo to Apple's top bosses. He suggested that Apple should let other companies use its Mac operating system. This idea was not well received by Apple's leaders, John Sculley and Jean Louis Gassée. They believed that the Mac was too good to share. Gates thought that Apple needed to make the Mac a stan...
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