Apple overtook Microsoft this afternoon as the world’s most valuable technology company, and the second most valuable US company behind Exxon Mobil (as if it needed a spotlight).
Apple shares rose 1.8
percent, giving the company a value of $227.1 billion, as shares of Microsoft fell, which gave the company a market
capitalization of $226.3 billion, according to the New York Times.
Where’s Google, you wonder? A bit behind, with a market cap value of about $150 billion according to Yahoo Finance. Rounding out the top six, as of March 2010, according to the Financial Times Global 500, are Wal-mart, Berkshire Hathaway, and General Electric.
Microsoft – Apple – Market capitalization – Google – Berkshire Hathaway
