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Apple Surpasses Dell's Market Value
bonch writes "Nine years after Michael Dell said he'd shut down Apple and give the money to the shareholders, Apple has passed Dell in market value, at $72,132,428,843 compared to Dell's $71,970,702,760. Analysts expect Apple to continue to outperform competitors, citing 2006 as 'poised to be the year of both iPod growth and, more importantly, Mac market share gains,' with earnings growing more than 35%. I should have bought stock two years ago!" We talked about the approach of this moment back in November of last year.
Dude, you're getting an Apple!
Okay, I dare you to use Irix for a while... For anything useful...
Every experiment which ends in a big bang is a good experiment.
... and give the money to the shareholders
Market cap or Equity Market cap, does it matter? I bet Michael Dell really hates it every time somebody brings that quote up in conversation and every body starts laughing. It must be the first thing every new employee at Dell HQ learns:"OK, iPods, PowerBooks and anything else with an Apple logo is off limits and whatever you do, don't crack that Apple shutdown joke when Mr. Dell is within earshot, the last time that happened he punched the guy who told it and cancelled our christmass bonuses!"
Only to idiots, are orders laws.
-- Henning von Tresckow
Well, what your laptop says about your sense of style really does not matter if you show up to class in an old faded T-shirt and sweatpants now, does it?
Just "gittin-r-done," day after day.
The problem is that you don't have to be good. You just have to be better then your competitors. Like the old joke "I don't need to outrun the bear. I just need to outrun you."
The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. - Edward R. Murrow