Apple's Incredible Profit Growth In Context

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		Tech Media Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Tools Travel Politics Latest Video Friday, April 29, 2011 Apple's Incredible Profit Growth In Context Apple's profits beat Microsoft for the first time in a very long time for the last quarter. It's an amazing triumph for a company that was on the brink of death in 1997, and would have been a lost cause if not for the return of Steve Jobs and a $150 million investment from Microsoft. When Steve Jobs announced that investment on stage a big Apple event, he said, "We have to let go of this notion that for Apple to win Microsoft has to lose." It was a prophetic statement, as is evident in the chart above. Microsoft's profits aren't collapsing as Apple's rise. Microsoft's last quarter was one of its best. Read » Also On SAI Today: Google Will Reveal A Revamped Version Of Google TV Soon 10 Smart Facebook Features This Kid Thought Of (And Got Facebook's Attention) Amazon Paid $1.6 Million Last Year To Keep Jeff Bezos Safe EXPOSED: Twitter's Secret New Text Ads? Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Microsoft Keeps Burning Hundreds Of Millions Online CHART OF THE DAY: Android's App Store Will Be The Same Size As Apple's This July CHART OF THE DAY: Surprise! Microsoft Has Sold 3 Times As Many Windows 7 Licenses As All Apple Products Combined Share this email: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.careers@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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