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Re:Microsoft's quarterly profit drops below Apple's for the ... by benologist on Friday April 29, 2011 @12:45PM (#2497987)
MS didn't drop below Apple, Apple grew above MS. It's a pretty important distinction - drop means they declined, Apple is now making more money than Microsoft, and Microsoft is making more money than they used to too.
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Re:Microsoft's quarterly profit drops below Apple's for the ... by protomyth on Friday April 29, 2011 @01:16PM (#2498124)
When describing standing in sports you don't say "X won less than Y so Y is ahead", you say "X dropped below Y in the standings". Most financial reporting is based on sports speech.
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Re:Microsoft's quarterly profit drops below Apple's for the ... by kenjackson on Friday April 29, 2011 @01:29PM (#2498173)
Standings are a relative measure. Profits are not. You can say MS dropped below Apple in the rankings of profits. Likewise, one would NOT say in sports that X dropped below Y in wins. You'd say that Y passed X in wins.
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