Apple now bigger than Microsoft.

[Nottingham Nick]

Link to BBC News story.

Wow! Who would have thought that a few years back?

However, this story in the Independent, doesn't show either of them in a good light - but does go to show a big reason why we have such a massive trade deficit.

Nick

Capitalization not sales nor profit nor cash flow ...

Mind you, I recall my Apple sales manager 10 years ago bemoaning how the share price had fallen from $27 to $12 ... now look at it. Wish I'd bought some!

[Nottingham Nick]

Capitalization not sales nor profit nor cash flow ...

Yet!

Capitalization not sales nor profit nor cash flow ...

At this point could I just say...Enron.

Not that either of these companies are likely to go the way of that exemplar of the "new economy" but corporates comparing the size of their manhoods in this way isn't terribly illuminating. Size isn't everything...

[Scrooge]

Capitalization not sales nor profit nor cash flow ...

At this point could I just say...Enron.

Not that either of these companies are likely to go the way of that exemplar of the "new economy" but corporates comparing the size of their manhoods in this way isn't terribly illuminating. Size isn't everything...

Unless your name is Jobs, in which case it means the world.

However, with the unarguable success of the IPad and the profit margins it commands Apple earning should be good for the next few quarters.

[Darren Wheeler]

How long before Apple start getting scrutiny from the EU like Microsoft have?

"So Mr Jobs. Please explain why you will not allow 3rd parties to such as Adobe to run Flash on some of your products? Seems very anti-competition to us.."

[Pete]

How long before Apple start getting scrutiny from the EU like Microsoft have?

"So Mr Jobs. Please explain why you will not allow 3rd parties to such as Adobe to run Flash on some of your products? Seems very anti-competition to us.."

A hardware developer not supporting a third party software technology seems perfectly reasonable. What is slightly more questionable is deliberately blocking software developers using alternative third party software to create code to run on their platform.

Whether there's a anti-competitive case to answer is a very grey area. Since that issue is within developer-space, it's not something that effects the majority of users. If Apple were to attract the attention of anti-competitive regulators, I suspect it would have more to do on their strangle-hold of iPod, iPhone and iPad users through iTunes Music & App stores. Not that I'm particularly unhappy with the iTunes experience, but it would be handy to be able to load content onto the various iHardware from alternative sources without having to go through the hassle of jailbreaking.