The end of the tech rivalry was foreshadowed by Apple’s announcement that the company would be moving its Macintosh computers to Intel-based systems. That would theoretically mean that someday, Microsoft’s Windows operating system would become available on the Mac. I was among the many people who hoped it would come to pass. But neither Steve Jobs of Apple nor Microsoft’s Bill Gates gave us any hint that their companies would cooperate on such a combination — even though for years they have been in “coopertition” — a combination of cooperation and competition.
David Radin examines the curious connection between Apple and Microsoft on the Post-Gazette site.

