Microsoft Invested In Apple: Not true

bb writes "According to this story at The Register the $150 Million Microsoft investment in Apple was really a settlement from a lawsuit involving QuickTime code !! For the last 4 years, I have wondered what ever became of this court case when I first read about it. I guess the cat is now out of the bag. Oh, well. At least I don't have to listen to any more bullshit about Microsoft helping Apple stay afloat !!! " CT: a "Reliable Source" wrote in to say that this is nonesense. The $150 Mill bought non-voting stock for $16/share. There was a different settlement for this case, which is guessed to be around $400 million.