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IBM passes Microsoft's market cap after 15 years

EN3 wrote:

I Believe that this has less to do with ibm and more to do with microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer. Also from microsoft stance from a few years ago of not listening to their customers and believing they know better than your customers do.

May 23, 2011 5:07pm EDT  --  Report as abuse

Funny how Apple is kicking both their butts. Nice try MS/IBM.

May 23, 2011 6:33pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
nieldevi wrote:

So the American government’s debt alone is more than the combined value of all it’s biggest corporations? These guys have spent decades becoming wealthy and that’s all they got to show for it? On the other hand, that’s only their market value, and any one of them could buy out North Korea.

May 23, 2011 6:59pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
 
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