Microsoft's Secret Investment in Apple

Microsoft secretly owns a massive chunk of Apple stock and has been profiting from their biggest

competitor for years. This isn't some conspiracy theory. It's a financial reality that changed

the entire tech industry. Back in 1997, Apple was literally weeks away from

bankruptcy. Steve Jobs had just returned to save the company, but they were hemorrhaging

money and losing the battle against Microsoft Windows. Then something incredible happened.

Bill Gates appeared via satellite at Macworld Boston and announced Microsoft would invest 150

million dollars in Apple. The crowd actually booed. They saw it as a

surrender. But here's what most people miss. That investment came with non-voting