top | item 39247623 (no title) jboy55 | 2 years 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. discuss order hn newest scarface_74|2 years ago This 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|2 years ago Excel 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.
scarface_74|2 years ago This 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|2 years ago Excel 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.
kalleboo|2 years ago Excel 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.
scarface_74|2 years ago
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|2 years ago