May be it’s not end of an era but it is start of a new era. Apple known as the most trusted brand in the technology industry crosses Microsoft in stock market’s brand value. Just before 13 year’s ago no one can thought about it.In 1997 Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers commented that “Apple should close its shop and return the money to its shareholders”! But today Apple proved them wrong. It all become possible for Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple.
Steve Jobs started his journey with many difficulties. In 1997 Apple got 150 million dollar investment from Microsoft to bail it out of its then financial crisis. And today in the report of Business Week on 26th May,2010 Apple’s share valuation was at $222.1 billion, higher than Microsoft’s $219.2 billion. It’ mean that Apple is more valuable than Microsoft about 3 billion USD. Exxon Mobil with $278.6 billion is on the top & Apple followed him. Apple makes it possible by not defeating Microsoft in operating system. They make their way to the top with their own brands like- iPods, iPads, iTunes, iPhones, iMacs. It takes 13 long years to make Steve Jobs’s dream possible. Now it’s the perfect time for Bill Gates to think about this.
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