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All that is true, but it is also the biggest company in the world.

• icebraining 12y ago
  No, it's not. It's not even in the top ten.
  • pdpi 12y ago
    On what metric? Market cap says they're top dog: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_corporations_by_market_capitalization#2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_corporations_by_...
    • icebraining 12y ago
      Oh, fair enough. But I think that's a poor metric, since it's much more "virtual" than metrics that actually affect the economy, like turnover. I prefer Forbes average of four metrics: http://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2014/05/07/the-worlds-largest-companies-china-takes-over-the-top-three-spots/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2014/05/07/the-worlds-...
      • spullara 12y ago
        That Forbes article was also written when Apple's market cap was "only" $483B. As of today it is $680B.