Beijing time on June 13 news, according to the US technology blog TechCrunch reported that Apple's current market value has reached 301 billion US dollars, close to Microsoft (2003 billion US dollars), Hewlett-Packard (72.8 billion US dollars) and Dell (293 billion US dollars) the total market value of three competitors .
Although the analysis said that market value is not the best standard for IT industry companies to compare, it is the best indicator to measure the company's future development trends and the easiest way to compare company valuations.
Apple's market value exceeded Microsoft's for the first time more than a year ago, and Apple's profit in the previous quarter has exceeded its competitors. So far, the difference between the market value of Apple and Microsoft is about 100 billion US dollars, and this figure exceeds the total market capitalization of IT companies such as RIM, Nokia, Netflix, and eBay. In addition, 100 billion US dollars is the sum of the market value of Amazon and Adobe, which is only 15 billion US dollars less than the market value of Intel.
In contrast, Microsoft is currently in a predicament. Microsoft’s market value had reached 400 billion US dollars 10 years ago, and Apple’s market value was only 8 billion US dollars at the time. A few weeks ago, Microsoft’s rival IBM’s market value surpassed Microsoft’s for the first time in 15 years. The current market value of the two companies is 200 billion US dollars.