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Apple almost worth more than Microsoft, HP and Dell combined

by Kelly Hodgkins Jun 13th 2011 at 12:00PM

Before WWDC, Apple's market cap exceeded that of Microsoft and Intel combined. This week another report compares Apple to Microsoft, Dell and HP.

After a slight dip in its stock last week, Apple is now valued at US$301 billion, which is slightly less than the $302 billion of Microsoft ($200 billion), HP ($72.8 billion) and Dell ($29.3 billion) combined. Apple's position is even more impressive when you compare it to other tech and mobile leaders.

Last year, Apple surpassed Microsoft in market cap and is now worth 100 billion more than Microsoft. This figure is more than RIM, Nokia, Netflix and eBay combined. It is equal to Amazon and Adobe combined and is only $15 million shy of Intel's total market cap. If it can grow that much in the least months, one wonders how much its lead will extend at the end of the next 12 months.

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MrMan365

Every giant eventually falls.

June 14 2011 at 7:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Jeff Bratcher

And behind every success story is a hater in the shadows.

August 26 2011 at 7:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cy Starkman

Market cap is exciting, kind of like odds at the horse race not surprisingly as both types of bookies set their prices based on how many people are betting.

Well at least it is isn't as fabricated as forex type derivatives games, those should be in the same bag as casinos, or worse actually, like the casino that let's you bid 10x what your worth.

June 14 2011 at 2:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark Bowyer

Back in late 2000, I think it was, Sun Microsystems became worth more than IBM. I emailed a friend at IBM, from my sun.com email address to point it out.

It's a fun game to play, but it really doesn't mean anything at all.

June 13 2011 at 5:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
benoit

i think Apple is overvalued and Apple market is more concentrated in north america than the rest of the world this is a trend but for how long !!!! People will be bored sooner or later with his ecosystem i think Android and Nokia new os(windows 7) will surpass apple within a few years time...

June 13 2011 at 3:39 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Edsel

Apple's value has soared because it has become fashionable with consumers. Microsoft is still the dominant software giant in IT back-rooms & on IT clients. I'm not selling my dividend paying MSFT anytime soon. I'm neither an Apple or MSFT fanboy but I am a realist when assessing the markets of each company.

The big question; is Apple overvalued?

June 13 2011 at 2:58 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Davey M D

Yet that's assuming a lot of things. Products not stagnating, being seen as desirable by consumers not already entrenched into the iDevice ecosystem, proper leadership.

Then comparing Apple to companies like Netflix and Ebay. What's the point of that? Or is it just using big name companies?

June 13 2011 at 12:38 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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