>Some perspective for those who consider Apple a bit player…
Apple Inc. recently passed Google in market value (again)
Currently Apple’s market value stands at $139.83 billion versus Google’s $135.40 billion.
For reference, some selected current market values:
• Microsoft (MSFT) – $220.71B
• IBM (IBM) – $152.55B
• Apple (AAPL) – $139.83B
• Google (GOOG) – $135.40B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $123.72B
• Intel (INTC) – $106.90B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $97.36B
• Nokia (NOK) – $48.68B
• Disney (DIS) – $47.12B
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $41.71B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $38.15B
Companies below this line are worth less than debt-free Apple’s current $31.12B cash on-hand:
• Dell (DELL) – $25.99B
• Sony (SNE) – $24.81B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $24.24B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $16.45B
• Motorola (MOT) – $14.67B
Companies below this line are worth less than Steve Jobs’ current $3.4B personal net worth:
• Palm (PALM) – $2.01B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $385.79M
• Napster (NAPS) – $126.45M