Fortune: 10 Years Later, Apple Doubles Up Dell
8:45 pm, October 8th, 2007, Pete Mortensen
Has it only been 10 years since Michael Dell made himself public enemy No. 1 to all lovers of Apple? As Apple 2.0 reminds us, the Dell Computer founder painted the bullseye on his forehead at ITxpo97:
“What would I do? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.”
Visionary! Because as Apple 2.0 also points out, Apple’s market capitalization, $140.4 billion, is no more than twice Dell’s, $62.27 billion. Is it time to give the money back to shareholders in Austin, Mikey?
It’s so nice to see how different things can be a decade later. Steve Jobs wasn’t even iCEO yet back then. Less than a year later, the iMac dropped, and Apple hasn’t stopped turning out the hits since. The mid-’90s were a scary time for the Mac. Things are so much more on track these days that it isn’t even funny.
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Computers » Fortune: 10 Years Later, Apple Doubles Up Dell, on October 8th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
In the second full paragraph, “is no more than twice Dell’s” should be “is now more than twice Dell’s”. AAPL has not only passed 2xDELL, but has done so by a long shot (and is still going)!
Paul Lustgarten, on October 9th, 2007 at 4:54 am
“Ah, but I was so much older then, I am younger than that now.”
–Bob Dylan
Chris Winn, on October 9th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Dell won’t exist in 10 years. Maybe even five.
Allan, on October 9th, 2007 at 3:46 pm