Apple Revenues Close to Microsoft Revenues

Yesterday, Apple published a profit statement for the second quarter of this year (corresponding to the third quarter of the fiscal year in Apple), Microsoft will do the same tomorrow. Many will be surprised if it turns out that Apple’s revenues caught up with the Mayroscope. If this does not happen this week - in the next quarter Apple will definitely achieve his goal.

Analysts from Thomson Reuters predicted Apple had a net profit of $ 2.85 billion with revenues of $ 14.62 billion. However, the report on Tuesday showed other figures: profit amounted to $ 3.25 billion (higher than experts predicted), and income - $ 15.7 billion than analysts expected).

On the other hand, MS predicts the following results: $ 4.1 billion of net profit with $ 15.26 billion in revenue. If these figures are confirmed, it turns out that Apple is not just caught up with MS, but already knocked out in the lead on this circle. For the first time in history.

Below are financial charts describing several years of confrontation (as well as looking into the near future):
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According to forecasts, in fiscal year 2011 Apple will already be strongly (by $ 12 billion) ahead of Microsoft:


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And although this will not affect the capitalization of Apple yet, it seems that this side will be tightened soon. As well as the value of net profit, which, despite Apple’s greater revenue, is still lower than that of Microsoft.

In general, Jobs is closer than ever to victory - tomorrow (after the publication of the MS report) we will find out whether he did it in the second quarter or will have to be patient until the third. But analysts agree that Apple’s leadership is inevitable.

via tech.fortune.cnn.com

Update: Microsoft Results - in three months, the corporation earned a record $ 16.04 billion.
So Jobs will have to endure another three months.