Re:Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Cannibalistic Culture Th...
by runako on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @03:33PM
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>> revenue != profit
The comparison you cited is between revenue, and is a fair direct comparison.
But it is likely also true that iOS devices generate more profit than Microsoft's total revenue (this is an unfair comparison, biased in Microsoft's favor).
>> a dividend paying company's stock price looks different from that of one which is focused on accumulating cash
The comparison you cited is between revenue, and is a fair direct comparison.
But it is likely also true that iOS devices generate more profit than Microsoft's total revenue (this is an unfair comparison, biased in Microsoft's favor).
>> a dividend paying company's stock price looks different from that of one which is focused on accumulating cash
Both AAPL and MSFT have announced dividends (http://investor.apple.com/faq.cfm).