10 years later...
Dell had a public war of words with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, starting when Jobs first criticized Dell for making "un-innovative beige boxes". On October 6, 1997, when Dell was asked what he would do if he owned then-troubled Apple Computer, he said "I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders." (1997, at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo97)
What a difference a decade makes! As of 31-8-2007 Apple shares closed at $138.48. With 869.64 million shares outstanding, Apple has a market value of $120.43 billion.
Dell is valued at nearly half that - just $64.17 billion.
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As of Oct 15, 2007:
Apple, closed at $166.98, market value: $145.21B
Dell, closed at $28.18, market value: $64.01B
Apple is the most valuable computer hardware maker in the world!
As of March 14, 2010:
Apple, closed at $226.60, market value: $205.48B
Dell, closed at $14.26, market value: $27.90B
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