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That's a totally arbitrary list and leaves off some of the world's most recognizable brands and/or biggest companies. In comparison to Google, HP and IBM's reve
by Gibbon 17y ago
That's a totally arbitrary list and leaves off some of the world's most recognizable brands and/or biggest companies. In comparison to Google, HP and IBM's revenues are off the charts in excess of 100 billion. In terms of profits, for tech companies, Microsoft is in a league of their own.
http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/04/30/the-money-made-by-big-tech-companies-like-ms-google-apple-ibm-and-more/ http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/04/30/the-money-made-by-big-te...
- mattmaroon 17y agoI think the argument is that Microsoft, HP, and IBM's revenues aren't as dependent on their brand. If Microsoft changed their name to "Bill's Awesome Software Company" their revenues wouldn't dip that much, people would still use Windows and Office. With a company like Google the rules are different because the value is in the domain name. I think they're equating brand name with domain name, which makes for an apples to oranges comparison with companies like HP.
- dotcoma 17y agoagree. interesting, though, to see at number 10 a company that will give you lung cancer...