Apple is surpassed! The market value reaches 21 trillion, which is equivalent to the rise of 16 Ali giants!
In every period, there will be a few companies in decline, and there will also be a few companies that will emerge.
Since entering the era of personal computers and smartphones, its stock price exceeded $2 billion in 1997, and at the end of last year, many research firms listed it as a "best value" company, with a market capitalization of $3 trillion. Many people believe that Apple is the most marketable company in the world.
But now, Microsoft's assets have surpassed Apple's to become the largest company in the world, with a market capitalization of more than three trillion yuan, and Apple's market value is 298 trillion.
Many people may not know how much this is, but we can make an analogy, Ali is now worth 1300 billion, and Moutai is worth 206 trillion, Microsoft's value is ten times that of Moutai and sixteen times that of Alibaba!
Whether it is Apple or Microsoft, they are the top technology companies in the world, and their competition is also fierce, for more than ten years, these two companies are the top technology companies in the world, but Apple has an absolute advantage, why does Microsoft's market value surpass Apple?
First of all, the popularity of chat GPT has made artificial intelligence occupy a dominant position in the new round of competition, whether it is a mobile phone, a PC, or a smart car, it has been pushed to the forefront by AI, and some companies have put forward the concept of "no AI no technology", because AI is huge for the company's future profits and profits. At the same time, Microsoft has also launched in-depth exchanges with OpenAI, integrating OpenAI's generative AI into its products.
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is currently considering investing more than $10 billion in Chat GPT developers, and if a deal is reached, Microsoft could make 75% of OpenAI's profits, while also acquiring a 49% stake in OpenAI.
Secondly, although Apple has become the world's largest mobile device manufacturer in 2023, its sales performance in the Chinese market has been sluggish since the launch of the iPhone 15 in September last year, especially in the first week of 2024, which fell by 30% compared to the same period last year. Huawei not only faces new flagship models such as Xiaomi and OV, but also brings the domestic Kirin 9000 S processor, which has won unanimous praise from consumers with its small and beautiful performance and unique satellite communication function.
After Xiaomi and Huawei entered the new energy vehicle market, Apple's electric vehicle project that had been planned for more than ten years has not been realized, and although AR has also been pinned on high hopes, it has not improved much overall. Apple is struggling with both consumer electronics and business expansion, which is why an investment bank downgraded Apple's credit rating twice in a row in a week.
In addition, the era of 5G and artificial intelligence has brought a new revolution to cloud computing. Whether it's a smart home, a smart car, or a smart medicine, everything will be engulfed in the "cloud era", especially since the new CEO Nadella took over Microsoft, Microsoft's development in the cloud field can be described as extremely rapid, and even in its pandemic, with the help of cloud computing, in one fell swoop, surpassing Apple. According to Microsoft's statistics, in the next three months, Microsoft's share in the world's cloud computing architecture field will be as high as 23%, ranking second, which has become an important reason for it to surpass Apple in the market.
However, as the so-called "those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black", some time ago, as Apple continued to shift its industrial chain to India and Vietnam, Microsoft was engaged in fierce negotiations with Chinese companies. From this point, we can see that the secret of Microsoft's ability to surpass Apple is that it is not proud, does not like, is open, and does not innovate, and I also want more Chinese companies, from some time ago, to be like a mirror to see their own failures, see the future, and see the day they rise.
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