I was only light heartedly pointing out that Macrumors original post referred to "Fortune today released its 2010 list of Fortune 500 companies, ranking the world's largest companies by revenues".
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Apple Moves Up to 56th in Fortune 500 Rankings
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I was only light heartedly pointing out that Macrumors original post referred to "Fortune today released its 2010 list of Fortune 500 companies, ranking the world's largest companies by revenues".
That's something I wasn't aware of. I recall reading that Jobs takes 1 dollar a year salary with Apple but I thought he had significant stock in Apple. Regardless, I think he's worth a few bob...
Come on, nobody can be perfectly happy managing the 178th (add or take 20) largest company in the world!
Microsoft is 36.
And on this very site, an article stating PC's make up only a piddly 91.98% of the market
(25.0 + 23.4 + 15.6 + 8.6 + 19.3 = 91.9%) while Apple makes up a very commanding 8.0% of the market.
Man, Apple's going to reverse those #s by the next quarter mark my words!
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MR user pixelcruncher on 04/15/2010
And on this very site, an article stating PC's make up only a piddly 91.98% of the market
(25.0 + 23.4 + 15.6 + 8.6 + 19.3 = 91.9%) while Apple makes up a very commanding 8.0% of the market.
Man, Apple's going to reverse those #s by the next quarter mark my words! __________________
"9 out of 10 Apple sites agree that only the most positive or outlandish analyst predictions should be reported on. I hope macrumors has the decency to redact all mention of the IDC report."
MR user pixelcruncher on 04/15/2010
I believe Dell is ahead of Apple in the rankings. While linking to what Michael Dell said in 1997 is funny I would be careful to think that Apple is a company that won't ever falter. Things change quickly in technology and even more so in technology + fashion/cool side of things. Remember the RAZR? Most people wouldn't be caught dead with one now.
It's only been, what, 26 years since the "1984" ads debuted. Geesh! Some people are so quick to rush to judgement! Apple's a newbie at computers and is going to reverse the 91.9% next quarter. Have some patience, man! It's coming!
First quarter 2010:
PC: 25.0 + 23.4 + 15.6 + 8.6 + 19.3 = 91.9%
Apple: 8%
Second quarter 2010 (all numbers aprox.):
PC: 0%
Apple: 100%
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MR user pixelcruncher on 04/15/2010
Wow. 15.6% profit. If the insurance industry produced that kind of underwriting profit the regulators would step in and say no more fun for you.
True. The FTC have the teeth of guppies.
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http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=iqgc93&s=5A Walmart fanboy. I've now seen it all.
Actually I really do not like Wal-mart at all
I just have a hard time letting things go that obviously aren't true.Revenue does not equal profit
Companies like Dell and HP move a lot of product, but don't even come close to having the profit margins Apple has.
Balance that out with the market cap, which is a measurement of the total worth of a company:
Apple: 225 Billion
HP: 127 Billion
Dell: 33 Billion
Companies like Dell and HP move a lot of product, but don't even come close to having the profit margins Apple has.
Balance that out with the market cap, which is a measurement of the total worth of a company:
Apple: 225 Billion
HP: 127 Billion
Dell: 33 Billion
Fortune is lazy
Hellooo, anybody at home?!
Apple abandoned subscription accounting last fall and restated all their past quarters. Restated revenue for calendar 2009 was much higher than $36 billion, closer to $47 billion. [1]
A business magazine like Forbes should know that, especially after Jobs put a giant "$50 billion dollar company" on the wall during his presentation in January.
But that's okay, I guess. Apple's jump up the ladder will only be bigger next year.
[1] http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Mjc1Mjl8Q2hpbGRJRD0tMXxUeXBlPTM=&t=1
Hellooo, anybody at home?!
Apple abandoned subscription accounting last fall and restated all their past quarters. Restated revenue for calendar 2009 was much higher than $36 billion, closer to $47 billion. [1]
A business magazine like Forbes should know that, especially after Jobs put a giant "$50 billion dollar company" on the wall during his presentation in January.
But that's okay, I guess. Apple's jump up the ladder will only be bigger next year.
[1] http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Mjc1Mjl8Q2hpbGRJRD0tMXxUeXBlPTM=&t=1
i quoted it just for fun. i would be silly to hold michael dell resonsible for a quote that is 12 years old. todays apple is very different from apple then.
Not saying that you are wrong necessarily, but can we have a source for this information.