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Few people know of Apple's saviour in late nineties. The time Mac sales were dwindling and the company was running low on cash.

This was the time when Apple received a much-needed cash aid of $150 million from a seemingly unlikely quarter: Microsoft. The company also promised to continue developing its Mac Office suite. The deal was brokered by then Apple consultant Steve Jobs.

Had Microsoft let Apple wither, it would have at least one rival less to content with.