Amaya Toman Mu 1995, Apple "idakondwerera" Tsiku la Valentine m'njira yosavomerezeka. Patsiku limenelo, idakulitsa mlandu womwe adapereka poyambilira motsutsana ndi Canyon Company ya San Francisco kuphatikiza Microsoft ndi Intel. Oyimbidwawo akuti adaba code ya Apple, yomwe idagwiritsidwa ntchito kukonza ukadaulo wa Video for Windows framework. Monga gawo la milandu, Apple adawopseza Microsoft ndi zilango zachuma mu dongosolo la mabiliyoni a madola, pomwe mkulu wa Microsoft, Bill Gates, adayankha ndikuwopseza kuti athetsa kupezeka kwa Office phukusi la Mac.
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Pamene Apple idathandizira kusewerera makanema pamakompyuta ake mu 1990, idaposa ambiri omwe amapikisana nawo. Mu Novembala 1992, chifukwa cha mgwirizano wa Apple ndi Canyon Company, ukadaulo wa QuickTime udabweranso pamakompyuta okhala ndi Windows opaleshoni. Mu Julayi chaka chimenecho, Intel adalemba ganyu Canyon kuti athandizire kukonza Video yake yaukadaulo wa Windows.
Zovuta zidayamba pomwe Apple idati pulogalamuyo ili ndi mizere masauzande angapo a code yomwe idapangidwa pomwe Canyon idakali ndi mgwirizano ndi kampani ya Cupertino. Apple idaganiza zokasuma mlandu wopanga mapulogalamuwo, pomwe idaphatikizanso Intel ndi Microsoft mu February 1995. Posakhalitsa, woweruza wa boma adalamula Microsoft kuti asiye kugawa Mavidiyo omwe analipo panthawiyo a Windows. Izi zidatsatiridwa ndikutulutsidwa kwa mtundu watsopano wokhala ndi cholembera kuti sichiphatikiza nambala yoyendetsa yomwe ili ndi chilolezo ndi Intel Corporation.
Apple idayambitsa kuwukira kwake panthawi yomwe Microsoft inali pamwamba ndi Windows 95. Kampani ya Cupertino idadzudzula Microsoft poyesa kuifooketsa poletsa mitundu ya beta ya makina ake atsopano ogwiritsira ntchito. Panthawiyo, Microsoft idapereka mapulogalamu ake kwa opanga mapulogalamu odziyimira pawokha a 40, koma Apple idakana kupereka mpaka itasiya milandu yake yonse. Zina mwazofuna zake zinali kuchotsedwa kwa OpenDoc - chimango chomwe Apple amayenera kupikisana ndiukadaulo kuchokera ku Microsoft. Mneneri wa Microsoft panthawiyo adati kampaniyo inalibe udindo wopereka mitundu ya beta ya mapulogalamu ake ku Apple.
Mkangano wonse udayamba mu Ogasiti 1997, pomwe Apple idagwirizana ndi zomwe Microsoft idafuna ndikuchotsa milandu yonse - kuphatikiza yokhudzana ndi code ya QuickTim. Anavomerezanso kupanga Internet Explorer kukhala msakatuli wosasintha wa Macs (asanalowe m'malo ndi Safari). Microsoft, nayo, idagula $ 150 miliyoni ya Apple yosavotera ndikupitiliza kuthandizira mbali ya pulogalamu ya Mac.
