Apple ‘sliding’ Microsoft as the largest Technology Companies

May 27, 2010

Software News – Microsoft’s dominance was increasingly falling. Peak, the position as the world’s largest technology company that had been owned by Microsoft would willingly shifted by Apple.

Reuters via data from Thomson Reuters Datastream, Thursday (05/27/2010), Apple’s stock on Nasdaq on Wednesday, May 26, yesterday rose to 2.8 percent. This increase impact on Apple’s market value above that ultimately Microsoft.

At that time the market close, Apple’s market value to be USD222 billion, just above the wind compared to Microsoft’s stock value which is only approximately USD219 billion.

Apple shares closed down 0.4 percent in the range of USD244, 11 on the Nasdaq stock exchange, while Microsoft fell 4 percent to be lower in the previous seven months, $ 25, 2001.

Apple shares was worth 10 times what they’ve got 10 years ago. This gain contributed the most innovative products of artificial Steve Jobs et al, like iPods, iPhone, and Macbook laptops. The last time Apple took a higher market value than Microsoft that is in 1989, precisely on December 19.

However, for the issue of sales, Microsoft is still in charge of Apple. In the previous quarter, Microsoft reported revenue of approximately USD14, 5 billion, while Apple only USD13, 5 billion.


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