NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Microsoft’s dominance as the tech industry’s most valuable player has ended.
On Wednesday, Apple’s market capitalization edged past its longtime rival’s as investors made official what consumers have long suggested : Microsoft is no longer the industry’s alpha dog.
Just last month, Microsoft’s market cap exceeded Apple’s by about $25 billion, but now Apple is in the lead by nearly $3 billion.
la fin des haricots !!!
Microsoft’s reputation as a market leader took another hit Tuesday when the company announced that it plans to shake up its management structure.
Amid the shuffle, Robbie Bach, who was in charge of years-long effort to turn Microsoft into more of a threat to Apple by heading the entertainment and devices group and overseeing innovative consumer products like Xbox and Zune, will retire from Microsoft in the fall.
l’erreur de Microsoft : vouloir trop singer Apple !
Part of Microsoft’s problem is that, instead of finding its own audience, it has fallen into a game of catch-up and is focusing too much energy on finding products to directly rival Apple’s, said Kay.
c’est le manque d’imagination qui tuera Bill : mais ça, ça fait 25 ans qu’on le dit et ça semble bien se confirmer dans les FAITS.
merci pour cette défense et illustration de l’Ipad. Demain est un grand jour en effet...
« Wall Street believes in Apple because Apple continues to put out new products that capture the imaginations of the press and tech pundits, » said Rosoff. « Microsoft just hasn’t been able to come up with a new multi billion dollar business like Apple. »