I’m old enough to remember when Microsoft invested 150 million into Apple to help keep it afloat. And the “bullied” has fully become the bully.
Via Wired: Aug. 6, 1997: Apple Rescued — by Microsoft
1997: Microsoft rescues one-time and future nemesis Apple with a $150 million investment that breathes new life into a struggling Silicon Alley icon. In a remarkable feat of negotiating legerdemain, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs got needed cash — in return for non-voting shares — and an assurance that Microsoft would support Office for the Mac