Has it only been 10 years since Michael Dell made himself public enemy No. 1 to all lovers of Apple? As Apple 2.0 reminds us, the Dell Computer founder painted the bullseye on his forehead at ITxpo97:
“What would I do? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.”
Visionary! Because as Apple 2.0 also points out, Apple’s market capitalization, $140.4 billion, is no more than twice Dell’s, $62.27 billion. Is it time to give the money back to shareholders in Austin, Mikey?
It’s so nice to see how different things can be a decade later. Steve Jobs wasn’t even iCEO yet back then. Less than a year later, the iMac dropped, and Apple hasn’t stopped turning out the hits since. The mid-’90s were a scary time for the Mac. Things are so much more on track these days that it isn’t even funny.
6 responses to “Fortune: 10 Years Later, Apple Doubles Up Dell”
In the second full paragraph, “is no more than twice Dell’s” should be “is now more than twice Dell’s”. AAPL has not only passed 2xDELL, but has done so by a long shot (and is still going)!
“Ah, but I was so much older then, I am younger than that now.”
–Bob Dylan
Dell won’t exist in 10 years. Maybe even five.