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Re:Apple, Microsoft now on nearly equal footing by InclinedPlane on Wednesday May 26, 2010 @02:52PM (#1381213)
At it's peak, AOL/Time Warner's market cap was higher than both.

Market cap is not always a trustworthy number.

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Re:Apple, Microsoft now on nearly equal footing by ergo98 on Wednesday May 26, 2010 @02:59PM (#1381247)
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.

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