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Apple now worth more than Microsoft and Intel combined

At the close of market today, Microsoft (MSFT) had a market value of 201.59 billion U.S. dollars. The market value of Intel (INTC) is $ 115 210 000 000.
Microsoft's Windows, combined with Intel forms of the suitcase "Wintel", which refers to personal computers that, when working, most charity can be described as upside down and backwards Macs with weakened immune systems.







Therefore, add these two things and you find that "Wintel" worth $ 316 800 000 000. As you can imagine, we've been seeing these values ​​in advance for some time and today, the first time (ever?), The closing price of Apple (AAPL) $ 317.60 one billion higher than Wintel. Just in time to make a nice slide for the opening address of someone WWDC (hint, hint).

For a long time Mac users, look at the title, let it wash over you, and bathe in some of the purest Schadenfreude ever invented.