Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Apple Is The Worlds Second Largest Company

I would have thought Microsoft be a close second place but apparently according to reports Apple pulled ahead right behind Exxon in company worth.

Currently each share of the Apple company goes for 293 per, and the total cap is 267bn. These are the numbers from some of the top companies around the world giving Microsoft their total cap of 214.5bn and Exxon leading with 314bn. 

This came as a surprise to me to see how far ahead Apple is from competing companies given that Microsoft has it's fingers in more industries than Apple is doing very successful with all of them. You do have to give credit to them though, to have come so far in the industry and pull ahead of gas companies and all, Steve Jobbs has no problem putting out any product he wants because apparently he has the money for it.

39 comments:

troykan said...

where's your sources on this? :)

Unknown said...

Microsoft is the biggest in the world of PCs, but I think Apple has their fingers in more areas. Yes, Microsoft has stuff like Zune, etc. but Apple is way more successful in those areas. On the other hand, I'm not sure how Xbox figures into all that.

Peachie said...

Apples are just nice to look at!

xMuku said...

Microsoft has it's game studio, music player and OS and currently coming out with a new phone, and the game studio actually makes games as well as makes the consoles. There is also all the software from Microsoft including office and outlook.

I do know that Apple has it's hand in Dreamworks so that is a big income for them.

miecak said...

I don't like Apple :D

LifeHacks said...

Sounds about right man...Apple is huge...their fingers are in everything in the tech world.

Anonymous said...

bah, custom pc's all the way

http://adf.ly/aUUD said...

macbook life

Knight said...

follower 177th~

LD said...

pc ftw !!!

PullTheTrolly said...

I find Apple to be somewhat of a hipster phenomena atm, it's a good company and they do make quality products but meh.

`†he Պen†al Պasochis† said...

fuck yes they are

ill leave this support here now

JohnnyDramavich said...

I'm waiting for the iCar to come out and cause an all out war.

Stars said...

Wow, i knew Apple were popular but i never thought theyd ever rake in more than Microsoft, just goes to show nowadays people prefer products with trendy designs over similar cheaper products

c-dawg said...

microsoft > apple

fact.

k. hawks said...

anyone else think their 1984 ad is ironic now?

El Furo said...

I think I'll stick with M$ :D

James said...

Apple is popular like a religion but Microsoft is powerful like an Empire. Wonder if it will end up like Rome?

:D

Chip said...

wow nice, i actually dont like apple though, besides the ipods

Anonymous said...

2 companies that everyone loves to hate

i wish apple would lower their prices

Gaming Anon said...

microsoft FTW

rancour said...

apple is sexy but im all about windows

milanoac said...

steve jobs is a jerkoff though

even though some products rock

supp and followin'

pc-community-info.blogspot.com

Commissar said...

Eh, I dislike apple. >.<

hippo said...

i never would have guessed it

Dick Paisley said...

Oil will run out, so Apple can only get bigger...what if they merged with Google?

Anonymous College Student said...

Google>Microsoft>Apple

RJ said...

wow never would of guessed

ryoko said...

I can't stand Apple's tech. It's too locked down in its own proprietary bullshit and doesn't "just work".

qrrez said...

Source?

thecatzpajamas said...

Soon, apple is going to take all over the appliances and shittt

Adam J Dunn said...

i do like my apple products

YouNostalgiaYouLose said...

are you serious? fucking iphones

Maquina said...

Apple: the yardstick of modern civilization

Anonymous said...

Apple will get cocky and fail again, just wait...

Nerd Life said...

mac guy checking in... pc too :)

Light Weight Baby! said...

I liked this post better than the last

todaysteknology.blogspot.com said...

I love Apple products. Wish I could use them as often as Microsoft products.

Anonymous said...

And he also has no problem sending all the work to China and India, where salaries amount to ... oh ... about $10/day? Easy to make billions when you're raping everybody else back home.

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