Interesting factoids out of Apple2.0 blog. Ben’s pick on this… in another 10 years time both dell and Apple will be suffering big time. Dell from the effects of irrelevance and Apple from the yet-to-come backlash at the oh-too-much neuvo cool;
Dell vs. Apple: 10 Years Later
It was 10 years ago that Michael Dell, speaking before several thousand technology executives at ITxpo97 in Orlando, answered a question about what he would do if he were CEO of Apple with a remark he probably instantly regretted:
“What would I do? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” (link)
As others have noted, Apple’s (AAPL) market capitalization today is more than double that of Dell (DELL):
Apple: $140.4 billion
Dell: $62.27 billion
But don’t shed a tear for Micheal Dell. According to a list of the 400 wealthiest Americans published last month, his net worth is more than triple Steve Jobs’.
Michael Dell: $15.5 billion
Steve Jobs: $4.9 billion
