Apple overtakes Microsoft as world's most valuable technology company

26th May 2010
Apple overtakes Microsoft as world's most valuable technology company

On Wednesday 26th May 2010 Apple overtook Microsoft to become the world's most valuable technology company.

In intraday trading in the afternoon session, Apple shares rose 1.8 percent, which gave the company a value of $227.1 billion. Shares of Microsoft declined about 1 percent, giving the company a market capitalization of $226.3 billion.

Related information:

• Centre for Computing History: Microsoft
• Centre for Computing History: Apple
• BBC News: Apple passes Microsoft to be biggest tech company

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• Steve Jobs announcing the iPad in 2010.
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