{"id":11565,"date":"2011-08-11T13:57:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T18:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=11565"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:32:45","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:32:45","slug":"apple-and-exxon-fighting-for-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/11565-apple-and-exxon-fighting-for-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple and Exxon Fighting for #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3797\" title=\"Ticker-Tape-Machine\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ticker-Tape-Machine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ticker-Tape-Machine.png 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ticker-Tape-Machine-99x120.png 99w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ticker-Tape-Machine-267x323.png 267w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ticker-Tape-Machine-157x190.png 157w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ticker-Tape-Machine-99x120@2x.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Unless you tend to follow the stock market, you may have missed out on this one &#8211; I know I did. Looks like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/finance?client=ob&amp;q=NASDAQ:AAPL\">Apple Inc<\/a>, has been volleying back and forth with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/finance?client=ob&amp;q=NYSE:XOM\">Exxon Mobil<\/a> for the title of \u201cMost Valuable Company in the World\u201d over the last few days. And as of 1:08PM Central Daylight Time on August 11, 2011, <strong>Apple is sitting in the top slot with a value of $346.61 billion versus Exxon Mobil\u2019s paltry $346.38 billion<\/strong>. Of course, with the effects of market volatility, the financial situations in Europe and the US, and quite possibly Lex Luthor\u2019s mind control ray, that can all change in moments, but right now Cupertino is on top.<\/p>\n<p>I suppose there\u2019s some bragging rights in there somewhere, but that\u2019s something that a market analyst, a financial advisor or maybe <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gordon_Gekko\">Gordon Gekko<\/a> could probably explain the intricacies of better than I could. All I know is that all of us long-time Mac users finally get to run around screaming <strong><em>\u201cWHOOOOO!!!! We\u2019re Number One!\u201d <\/em><\/strong>to each other while swigging from large bottles of champagne and waiting by the mailbox to receive the free Mac minis that Apple is sending out in celebration.<\/p>\n<p><em>(What?&#8230; They\u2019re not sending out free Mac minis?&#8230; How about those large bottles of champagne?&#8230; No?&#8230; Then what\u2019s in it for me?&#8230;)<!--more--><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Okay, Apple doing well means our Macs will probably be around a while, and that translates into newer and better peripherals we at OWC can offer. And since innovation has been paying off for Apple, we can probably expect to see more amazing developments from them\u2014like an Apple-branded television with an AppleTV built in. Or amazing new techno-toilets to rival <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Yqet5xIg3k&amp;feature=related\">those in Japan<\/a>. Or robots; <em>everybody <\/em>loves <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/tWcNYFQ5TLE\">a cute robot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the possibilities are endless when you\u2019re on top. So good on you, Apple; let\u2019s kick things into high gear.<\/p>\n<p>Oh&#8230; and if you have time, send me that free Mac mini&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unless you tend to follow the stock market, you may have missed out on this one &#8211; I know I did. Looks like Apple Inc, has been volleying back and forth with Exxon Mobil for the title of \u201cMost Valuable Company in the World\u201d over the last few days. 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