Commodore licensed BASIC from Microsoft on a `` pay once , no royalties '' basis after Jack Tramiel turned down Bill Gates ' offer of a $ 3 per unit fee , stating , `` I 'm already married , '' and would pay no more than $ 25,000 for a perpetual license .
Commodore licensed BASIC from Microsoft on a `` pay once with no royalties '' basis after Jack Tramiel turned down Bill Gates ' offer of a $ 3 per unit fee stating `` I 'm already married '' , and would pay no more than $ 25,000 for a perpetual license .