Apple knocks off Microsoft as most valuable tech company
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 21:41
in Mathematics & Economics
Culminating a resurgence that began with the introduction of the iPod in 2001, the Macintosh maker is now the second-largest company in the U.S. by stock value. For the first time in a decades-long fight that has defined personal computing, the one-time underdog Apple Inc. overtook Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday to become the world's biggest technology company by stock market value.