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Did Microsoft make $18 billion in Apple stock deal?

Posted on August 18, 2007

So, I'm agonizing over whether to ditch my PC and buy a new iMac - and return to the Mac world I left when we launched MarketWatch.Just about the same time, Microsoft's Bill Gates told a MacWorld conference in Boston his company would buy $150 million worth of Apple stock. That would have been a multi-billion dollar smart move. Apple shares were then selling at $5.43 a share. They closed Friday at $122.06. The potential gain on the shares: $18.1 billion.By comparison, if Microsoft spent the same money on its owns shares, then selling at $17.67 and closing at $28.25 Friday, the gain wou...

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