Big Oil??? How about Big Apple?

Jason P
Jason P Posts: 19,420
edited August 2011 in A Moving Train
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SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc briefly edged past Exxon Mobil Corp to become the most valuable U.S. company on Tuesday, displacing an old economy stalwart and heralding an era where technology holds sway.

Although Apple slipped back to the No. 2 spot after the close, market watchers said it is simply a matter of time before the company that defined the smartphone and tablet markets with the iPhone and iPad ascends the top.

The technology giant's market value rose on Tuesday to $341.5 billion in severely choppy afternoon trading, just above Exxon's $341.4 billion, even though the oil major's annual revenue is four times that of Apple's.

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http://news.yahoo.com/apple-briefly-becomes-largest-u-company-172629118.html
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    Hard to say what people love more nowadays....their car or their iPad...
  • Idris
    Idris Posts: 2,317
    Smellyman wrote:
    Hard to say what people love more nowadays....their car or their iPad...

    I've seen people treat their ipads with more respect then they treat their own parents or friends..even their own bodies are often treated with less respect then they treat the machines.

    :lol:
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,420
    Idris wrote:
    Smellyman wrote:
    Hard to say what people love more nowadays....their car or their iPad...

    I've seen people treat their ipads with more respect then they treat their own parents or friends..even their own bodies are often treated with less respect then they treat the machines.

    :lol:
    Just wait until Apple negotiates a deal with Adobe and iPads get Flash enabled! They will make billions. :ugeek:

    Just wait. They've been play'n us, straight cash, homey! :D
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  • arthurdent
    arthurdent Posts: 969
    In Jobs we Trust. Wonder what happens when he finally kicks it :(
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,420
    arthurdent wrote:
    In Jobs we Trust. Wonder what happens when he finally kicks it :(
    Something similar to this ...

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    :mrgreen:
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  • Parachute
    Parachute Posts: 409
    Evil profit-makers must be stopped....

    :mrgreen:
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,784
    Jason P wrote:
    Idris wrote:
    Smellyman wrote:
    Hard to say what people love more nowadays....their car or their iPad...

    I've seen people treat their ipads with more respect then they treat their own parents or friends..even their own bodies are often treated with less respect then they treat the machines.

    :lol:
    Just wait until Apple negotiates a deal with Adobe and iPads get Flash enabled! They will make billions. :ugeek:

    Just wait. They've been play'n us, straight cash, homey! :D

    Not sure about that Flash thing:

    http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

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