Apple’s share price

Despite what most people think, Google is not the fastest growing public IT Company, here in the US. Year to date, its share price growth reached +38.25%, more than twice the NASDAQ growth of 15.75%, bet also a little more than a third of Apple’s growth : 104.59%. Apple’s market Cap of $Bn151.2 is now higher than HP’s (136.2), Dell’s (65.9), and almost has big as IBM’s (156.7). The later are both very important symbols if you recall Michael Dell’s statement and Apple 1984 Ad.

My bet : Apple’s core competencies, innovation and marketing are more than ever leveraging the Company’s brand awareness : I would really invest on Apple, for the long term…

In Januay 2002, my oncle gave me a Champagn Magnum since I won a bet I made with him in 1997 : Apple would be still alive in five years! It’s been now 10 years and Apple is in a better shape than ever…