I'll never forget that giant floating head. It belonged to Bill Gates, whose face was projected on a large screen, just like the Wizard of Oz, at the 1997 MacWorld Expo in Boston. The virtual Gates beamed down upon Apple chief Steve Jobs as he announced that Microsoft had signed a five-year agreement to support the Mac in its struggle for survival. Microsoft would not only continue to develop Office and Internet Explorer for the Mac but also invest $150 million in Apple.
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