Compare that to Apple and Microsoft, where Apple fell $600 billion dollar behind at the turn of the century, and has pounced up (while Microsoft fell back) since.
Re:Apple, Microsoft now on nearly equal footing
by ergo98 on Wednesday May 26, 2010 @02:59PM
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When AOL/Time Warner merged, Microsoft was peaking at over $500 billion. They've since continually edged back, but far slower than the collapse of the AOL monstrosity.
You'd have to go back pre-90s to even consider the possibility that a cable co beat out Microsoft. Maybe in the early years.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ibm+market+cap+-+goog+m...
Compare that to Apple and Microsoft, where Apple fell $600 billion dollar behind at the turn of the century, and has pounced up (while Microsoft fell back) since.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=aapl+market+cap+-+msft+...
Market cap is not always a trustworthy number.
You'd have to go back pre-90s to even consider the possibility that a cable co beat out Microsoft. Maybe in the early years.