<story><title>Apple is Officially Worth More than Microsoft</title><url>http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/26/apple-microsoft-market-cap-2/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>moron4hire</author><text>Consider that Apple&apos;s P/E is 24.5 and Microsoft&apos;s P/E is 13.4. Basically, while Apple may be in demand right now, Microsoft is earning almost twice as much.&lt;p&gt;Also, Microsoft pays a (albeit small) dividend, whereas Apple does not.</text></comment>
<story><title>Apple is Officially Worth More than Microsoft</title><url>http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/26/apple-microsoft-market-cap-2/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jedberg</author><text>I think the more interesting news here is that Apple is now the second largest company in America (about $50 billion behind Exxon).</text></comment>