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The Mac barely survived Wintel, so its not that apt of a comparison. If Microsoft didn't port Word/Excel over, I don't think we'd have many options now.
by jboy55 3y ago
The Mac barely survived Wintel, so its not that apt of a comparison. If Microsoft didn't port Word/Excel over, I don't think we'd have many options now.
- scarface_74 3y agoThis is also not what happened. Office was available for the Mac first in 1989 and later came to Windows. PowerPoint was original a Mac app that was acquired by MS. Word was available on the Mac in 1985. What you are probably thinking about is the deal that Jobs brokered when he came back for MS to continue supporting the Mac
- kalleboo 3y agoExcel was also originally written for the Mac. Microsoft's DOS spreadsheet was called Multiplan, and was an also-ran next to Lotus 1-2-3.