Microsoft Expected to Stay with Mac

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When Bill Gates appeared by satellite at the Macworld Expo five years ago to announce a pact with archrival Apple Computer, it was one of the most dramatic moments in Mac history.

Gates' image on screen towered over Steve Jobs, who was on a Boston stage, as the two announced a deal in which Microsoft would invest $150 million in Apple. Microsoft also agreed to continue developing Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer for the Mac for five years. With that deal coming to an end this summer, there has been some consternation among Mac fans as to whether Microsoft might drop its Mac support at some point in the future.

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