Interesting table of MS investments...

[Richard M]

http://www.netaction.org/msoft/world/table.html

Interesting bits include:

• They bought a 20% stake in the controversial SCO in 1989, the company who own UNIX OS and who recently came under fire for pressurising Linux vendors.
• They own a 10% stake in Real Networks
• They also have a $150 million stake in Apple, a $30 million (50%) stake in Dreamworks and a $177m stake in Softimage, the company who provided the tools to make Half Life 2.

[bdav]

What percentage is that of Apple?

[Raistlin]

Accordong to the figures here:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=AAPL

$150 Million is about a 9% share (if I'm reading it right of course )
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Actually, that can't possibly be right. Anybody else wanna have a go?

[bdav]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Accordong to the figures here:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=AAPL

$150 Million is about a 9% share (if I'm reading it right of course )
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Actually, that can't possibly be right. Anybody else wanna have a go?

I dont think they float the whole thing - I should think some will be owned by private investors / VCs etc.