"Are you so sure Gates has been here?" Jobs asked with interest, his initial surprise slightly abating.
"Not only do I know Gates has been here, but I'm also quite sure they must have proposed some terms of a deal to Apple.
This should include office software adaptation based on the Mac system, as well as setting the default browser."
Dean wasn't clear what exactly Gates and Jobs had discussed, but it was easy to guess the general outline with a bit of analysis.
In the browser market, although Microsoft was facing an antitrust lawsuit, they had never given up on continuing to expand their browser business.
Gates always insisted on his internet strategy, and Microsoft's top executives believed it would affect their layout and development for the coming years.
So even with the lawsuit entangling them, Microsoft wouldn't back down in the competition until the battle was decisively concluded.
Jobs's return meant that Apple was about to undergo significant changes.
