Google Again Surpasses Apple as Most Valuable Company in the World

[MacBH928]

I am surprised since Google is mainly an information company. Then don't build or manufacture, basically they collect info and then repackage and sell it. More valuable than companies that build cars, building material, airplanes, cruise ships, and even banks!

 

[Stella]

The market simply wants Apple to fail, ridiculous. They are completely undervalued

Tin foil hat! Any evidence for your claims?

 

[bbeagle]

Apparently a LOT of people here when it's Apple in the #1 slot of any (positive connotation) list.

Let them slip to #2 or below though and the list is nonsense, the measurements are flawed, and a wide variety of moving the goalpost redirection ("but who makes the most profit from a single model of phone" and "who has the most cash in the bank," etc).

Patent system is fine when it's working for Apple, broken when it's working against.

And so on. You've been in this community long enough to know the drill.

Not at all.

When people pick on Apple (overpriced, not innovative, bad hardware, etc. etc.), one fallback has always been, 'Well, they're #1 in sales/profit'. It's something that can be measured.

There is no end to the Apple haters.

Patent system is broken either way - when it's working for Apple or against. People steal ideas from Apple all the time, and won't stop until Apple takes them to court. Apple occasionally takes ideas too, they pay for them, or when they accidentally don't and are find out (like the Swiss Clock), they back away without a lawsuit. When patent trolls attack Apple, Apple attacks back. If you're anti-Apple, you really have no foot to stand on. Apple has been a very good company in this regard compared to others, most of all Samsung.

 

[realeric]

Apple will be doomed more if they make 16GB iPhone 7, charge +$100 for 64GB model, or iPhone 7+ is $100 more than iPhone7.

 

[jamesrick80]

Don't forget split screen, wacom stylus support, waterproof, amoled, microsd, mouse support, and a file manager too is included with android devices especially samsungs...the iphone practically has a long way to catch up

NFC payments, large screen smartphones, 2k resolution, virtual reality with smartphones, fast wireless charging, USB quick charging, notification pulldown, multitasking, I can go on. I'm not saying Android invented all these features, but no other smartphone company has implemented them yet

This is a long list of features, or innovations, or lack of innovations that many iphone users would appreciate.....we can name it the iphone pro.....the note 6 will have all of this...

 

[Tim Chef]

NFC payments, large screen smartphones, 2k resolution, virtual reality with smartphones, fast wireless charging, USB quick charging, notification pulldown, multitasking, I can go on. I'm not saying Android invented all these features, but no other smartphone company has implemented them yet

Wow, the innovation mentioned is too much to take in all at once. Give me some time to process.

 

[Stella]

This is a long list of features, or innovations, or lack of innovations that many iphone users would appreciate.....

I'm wondering why after 2 years, Apple still hasn't opened up the NFC functionality to developers...

 

[WiseAJ]

I wonder how long it will take for articles to add the update that Apple is back on top again with about a 5 billion dollar gap. Everyone just wants to report on Google taking the crown for the split second and make it seem like they are still top dog.

 

[Tim Chef]

It had nothing to with being able to predict the market or being rich. Your response to his post shows you have no idea what your talking about. He was referring to stock/share appreciation and market value. Try not to troll Macrumors.

He predicted the specific price of a stock at a future time? You are defending that?

 

[ovo6]

Apple I will buy the new iPhone ,MacBook Pro and the Apple Watch but don't disappoint me

Spoiler

iRing too

 

[Chupa Chupa]

I amazed Google is so valuable. They are just an advertising company - that's the majority of their profits. It's amazing. I know they have tons of other projects, but at their heart just advertising. The Internet has definitely rebalanced the scales.

No, Google is not just an advertising company. It has it's tentacles in the world's collective brain. It's a data mining behemoth. That, not Ad Words, is it's gold. It's also the difference between it and Apple. While the two have competing products in many categories, Apple makes its $ off selling the hardware. Google makes its money from the data its hardware reports back to it.

 

[Jakexb]

Sell while you can, the shares will hit $75 by the end of the summer.

You really should be an analyst.

 

[davidwes]

I'm sure there is probably something a little more complex going on. Given this is revenue and not profit you cannot compare the numbers since Apple would obviously have much lower profit off those numbers given they are a hardware company while Google is a services company.

For Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) - Revenue 74.9 - Gross Profit 46.8 - Net Income before tax 16.3
For Apple (AAPL) - Revenue 233.7 - Gross Profit 93.6 - Net Income before tax 72.5

 

[Jakexb]

Mark my words: Apple will be out of business in less than two years.

Ok?

 

[H2SO4]

Said it before and I’ll say it again. The attitude toward Apple on this forum is decidedly negative these days,
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It is with good reason though.

 

[a.gomez]

I don't think Apple is concerned about this, especially since most of Google's revenue comes in areas where Apple doesn't compete.

yeah after iAd and Maps turned out to be a disaster.

 

[MrGuder]

The time for Apple to rest on its laurels is over...if they don't start issuing fresher designs more frequently and updated specs and options they will slide to 2nd. It's time for them to release those big bucks and stop releasing iPhones in 16GB models.

 

[felt.]

rip AAPL bagholders.

Hilariously, I shorted AAPL stock with the proceeds of the sale of my DEAD macbook pro, and made back the money I lost on my paperweight/laptop.

 

[Thunderhawks]

Apparently a LOT of people here when it's Apple in the #1 slot of any (positive connotation) list.

Let them slip to #2 or below though and the list is nonsense, the measurements are flawed, and a wide variety of moving the goalpost redirection ("but who makes the most profit from a single model of phone" and "who has the most cash in the bank," etc).

Patent system is fine when it's working for Apple, broken when it's working against.

And so on. You've been in this community long enough to know the drill.

Right you are , and most of the time I shake my head in what simpletons we all can be.
But, I am trying to stay objective and patient.

 

[MH01]

MacRumors will never report when Apple goes ahead again. MacRumors just reports bad news about Apple constantly.

Lol . Okay what positive stories should they be reporting ? they are just reporting what's out there, blame apple there is a lack of positive news.

 

[jonnysods]

These guys aren't even selling the same thing, it's hardly like Google are beating Apple at computers, tablets and phones. Android is just a way to steal your soul, it's not about phones.

 

[Thunderhawks]

Mark my words: Apple will be out of business in less than two years.

Siri, put May 13, 2018 into my calendar.
Apple will be out of business.

Siri: Playing AC/DC (Highway to hell)

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Really! after what they did to Motorola! Sold a major asset for a fraction of it's true value to marxist china, who then moved it back to china with tons of ip that has made a mockery of this nation and what people have worked for. No forgiveness for this act but people cannot see this threat. Google does not deserve this title! Next week it's Apple again, nothing new here and a waist of space and time.

 

[xkmxkmxlmx]

Start innovating again Apple, and maybe customers will continue to buy your products.

Or, at the very least, update your ****ing product lines to anything acceptable for the price you're asking.

The Mac Mini hasn't been updated in almost a year and a half. Come the f on already.

 

[cube]

I see Apple Yahooing Google.