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In 1999, *Microsoft* was the company to which all others were compared... and then the stock spent the next decade trading sideways. Last fall, *Apple* won the title of "biggest company on Earth," soon lost it to *ExxonMobil*, and has since struggled. As Apple faces declining earnings growth and a reduced rate of innovation, some are wondering if the company has a lost decade ahead. At the same time, sleeping giant Microsoft is showing signs of life.
In the video below, Fool contributor Doug Ehrman discusses the current position of the two tech titans, their futures, and how investors may want to position themselves for the coming months and quarters.
It's incredible to think just how much of our digital and technological lives are almost entirely shaped and molded by just a handful of companies. Find out "Who Will Win the War Between the 5 Biggest Tech Stocks?" in The Motley Fool's latest free report, which details the knock-down, drag-out battle being waged by the five kings of tech. Click here to keep reading.
The article Are Apple and Microsoft Trading Places? Reported by DailyFinance 1 hour ago.
In 1999, *Microsoft* was the company to which all others were compared... and then the stock spent the next decade trading sideways. Last fall, *Apple* won the title of "biggest company on Earth," soon lost it to *ExxonMobil*, and has since struggled. As Apple faces declining earnings growth and a reduced rate of innovation, some are wondering if the company has a lost decade ahead. At the same time, sleeping giant Microsoft is showing signs of life.
In the video below, Fool contributor Doug Ehrman discusses the current position of the two tech titans, their futures, and how investors may want to position themselves for the coming months and quarters.
It's incredible to think just how much of our digital and technological lives are almost entirely shaped and molded by just a handful of companies. Find out "Who Will Win the War Between the 5 Biggest Tech Stocks?" in The Motley Fool's latest free report, which details the knock-down, drag-out battle being waged by the five kings of tech. Click here to keep reading.
The article Are Apple and Microsoft Trading Places? Reported by DailyFinance 1 hour ago.