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Benzinga
Benzinga
Entertainment
AJ Fabino

Big Regret: How Bill Gates' Microsoft Missed Out On $159B By Selling Apple Stock WAY Too Early

While in many ways Steve Jobs and Bill Gates separately led the paradigm-shifting boom of personal computers, the pair also had a personal relationship.

Their paths directly crossed on Aug. 6 1997 when Gates' Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) invested $150 million in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), in exchange for shares in the company, which was on the edge of bankruptcy.

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