It is now the second most valuable company in the world.
For the first time the company IBM has managed to surpass Microsoft, displacing the third position, and occupying the second position in the global ranking of companies by market capitalization. The lead has steadily Apple.
In third place was able to displace the first IBM to Microsoft, occupying the second position in the global ranking of companies by market capitalization. The first place has steadily Apple.
In stock meeting held Thursday, IBM's market capitalization stood at 214 billion dollars, while Microsoft's market capitalization fell to 213.2 billion U.S. dollars for the first time since 1996! The reversal indicates changing trends in technology in general and the removal of consumer personal computers in particular.
Six years ago, the CEO of IBM, Sam Palmisano, had proceeded to sell the computers to IBM for the company to focus on software and services companies. The Microsoft, despite having been developed in the areas of online advertising and games, the main portion of its revenue comes from software for Windows and Office are used mainly in personal computers.
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