Apple’s market capitalization has risen from $223 billion to more than $306 billion (as of April 14) Microsoft’s market cap has slipped from $219 billion to $212 billion. Wall Street currently thinks more highly of Apple’s growth potential and overall prospects than Microsoft’s. Apple is due to report its latest quarterly earnings tomorrow — Microsoft reports its numbers next week. Microsoft still employs substantially more people than Apple does, although Microsoft’s workforce has dropped a bit, from 93,000 in 2009, in 2010 to 89,000.”]
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