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Re:Apple Is Not The Most Valuable Company In The History Of ... by Blara on Tuesday August 21, 2012 @01:55AM (#4411352)
either way it would be interesting to know, if records still exists about their worth.
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Re:Apple Is Not The Most Valuable Company In The History Of ... by sown on Tuesday August 21, 2012 @02:30AM (#4411417)
From what I understand, it was the oil, sugar, or gold of its day. Controlling the spice islands was akin to controlling international trade.
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