Microsoft Vs. Apple

VS Microsoft Apple The History of Computing MARKETSHARE AS OF MAY 2011 0.8% Windows 7 5.1% 8.3% Windows Vista 36.5% Windows 2003 Windows XP 40.7% Linux 7.1% OSX Mobile 0.9% Smartphone Os Market Share Mp3 Player Market Share Native Internet Browser Market Share IE 48% Windows 10% Microsoft 1% Safari 5% ioS 27% Apple 76% Timeline Date of Apple and Microsoft 10.eaarera a8 1984 80.0.0880408E S.O.SSA8reoc e.0.8TSTe8al 0.1818C8E18 1 6 11/1/1984 Stock Value Apple pays $2.5 million to buy every advertising page in a post-election edition of Newsweek, promoting their first Macintosh NA $25.12 computer 10 11 5/1/1985 Apple licenses PostScript from Adobe, combining this with 12 Adobe PostScript 1985 their LaserWriter printers made Macintosh the defacto computer for the desktop publishing Stock Value industry. NA 6/3/1985 Stock Value $17.37 3. Apple lays off 1,200 employees. NA $18,00 9/17/1985 Stock Value Steve Jobs officially resigns from apple. Bad blood and lawsuits ensue. NA $15.25 10/24/1985 Stock Value Apple signs a contract allowing Microsoft to use some Macintosh GUI NA 10 Stock Value elements $18.37 11 NA 12 11/20/1985 $18.37 MICROSOFT 1986 Microsoft Releases Stock Value Windows 1.0 A NA 4 $23.12 1/2/1986 Steve Jobs agrees Stock Value not to build computers competitive with Apple in exchange for lawsuits being dropped, buys Pixar from George Lucas for less than $10 million and starts NeXT (later renamed NEXT Computer, Inc.) I $27.50 $24.75 Stock Value 3/13/1986 9. Microsoft stock goes public at $21 per share, rising to $27.5 by close. $49.75 10 $49.75 MICROSOFT. WNDOWS 11 12 11/3/1986 Stock Value The Apple Iigs is released, price set 1987 at $999 $73.12 $55.50 1/2/1987 Stock Value Apple introduces the Мас 1I $46.25 8 12/9/1987 $35.00 OS 2) 9 10 11 $2 Microsoft releases OS 2) Windows 2.0 and OS/2 OS 2 Stock Value 1988 3/1/1988 Apple sues Microsoft for stealing GUI elements not included in their previous MICRO $56.50 agreement, such as mac-like icons SOFT $40.00 12 Stock Value 1989 8/1/1989 $58.75 Microsoft releases the first Office Suite Miorosot Office $44.50 8 12 Stock Value 1990 5/22/1990 Microsoft announces Windows $71.50 3.0 and later releases the Windows SDK allowing anyone to develop applications to run in the Windows OS $41.38 WNDOWS wli Stock Value 7/25/1990 MR $71.50 On their 15th 9 10 11 1 Billion anniversary Microsoft becomes the first PC company to exceed $1 billion in revenue with $1.18 Billion. $42.25 in revenue with s1.10 ion Stock Value 1991 10/1/1991 $93.87 Microsoft releases Multimedia Extensions 1.0 for Win3.0 introducing support for CD-ROM and Sound Cards $51.50 Apple introduces the Mac PowerBook after forming an allegiance with IBM and Motorola Stock Value 1992 3/1/1992 S118.50 Micrnst Microsoft kicks off its first-ever television advertising campaign. $58.25 Stock Value 4/6/1992 I $121.25 Stock Value Microsoft ships Windows3.1 which (along with 3.0) sells over 10 million copies. 10 E $60.75 Y $83.37 1993 3/22/1993 Microsoft announces Microsoft Stock Value $52.25 Encarta the first multimedia Encarta encyclopedia designed for a computer. $89.00 4/14/1993 Microsoft reports over 25 million licensed Windows users, making it the most popular GUI in the world. $48.75 5/24/1993 Microsoft launches Windows NT (their first oS marketed exclusively for professional use) Stock Value Stock Value I $92.12 I $75.12 $26.50 11 8/2/1993 $57.63 Apple releases the first PDA (Newton MessagePad), but the handwriting recognition failed to live up to the hype Stock Value 1994 I $83.87 3/14/1994 4 $38.13 Stock Value Apple releases the first Power Macintosh computers (6100, 7100, 8100) A S51.63 Stock Value 6/1/1994 $26.50 Apple releases System 7.5 I $51.50 10 7/1/1994 Apple starts licensing the MacoS to companies wanting to build clones $33.69 11 Stock Value 1995 9/19/1994 After four years Apple loses lawsuit against Microsoft and HP for copyright infringement of specific GUI elerments $56.88 Stock Value $35.50 I $96.12 Microsoft Releases 8/24/1995 Windows 95,sells over 1 million copies in just 4 days. Internet Explorer is offered for free shortly after 12 E $45.75 Stock Value 1996 Y S105.25 4/16/1996 Microsoft releases MSSQL 6.5 with built-in support for Internet Applications 4 $25.87 SOL Server Stock Value 10 10/1/1996 Apple releases System 7.5.5 Stock Value 12 I $82.62 12/2/1996 I $137.25 4: $20.87 1997 Apple takes over NeXT Computer, Inc. for $430 million 4 $23.00 1/24/1997 Apple releases MacoS 7.6 1 Stock Value Stock Value Thanks to the acquisition of 1/26/1997 NEXT Steve Jobs returns to Apple I $121.50 I $95.94 4/1/1997 $17.00 4 $16.87 webtv Microsoft buys WebTV for $425million 6/2/1997 Stock Value Apple announces $740 million loss for the second quarter A $126.37 7/1/1997 Gil Amelio resigns as president and CEO of APPLE %2414.25 Stock Value $141.38 7/22/1997 Apple releases Macos 8 MacOS 8 $17.50 8/1/1997 Steve Jobs becomes defacto Stock Value head of Apple and announces product and technology development agreement between Apple and Microsoft I $132.19 4 $21.75 9/2/1997 Apple begins buying back all licenses from Mac-clone manufacturers Stock Value 10/1/1997 The Justice Department prohibits Microsoft from forcing IE as the Windows exclusive Internet browser A $132.31 Stock Value $21.69 11 11/10/1997 Apple releases I $130.19 the Power Macintosh G3 and Stock Value the online Apple Store, both becoming and instant success $18.69 12 A S130.00 1998 1/7/1998 Stock Value Apple officially returns to profitability with $47 million profit in the first quarter. $17.03 Apple drops all non profitable 2/27/1998 divisions, including the Newton PDA (which cost Apple more than $500 million) I $129.56 $17.50 Stock Value 3 5/1/1998 $84.75 Apple announces the PowerBook G3 and iMac 4. $23.62 Stock Value 6/25/1998 Microsoft releases A $84.81 Windows 98 Wedows8 Stock Value $26.62 7/1/1998 Apple announces three profitable quarters in a row I $101.56 8/15/1998 Apple releases the PowerBook G3 and the IMac which becomes the fastest selling in history $28.56 Stock Value 9 A s104.25 Stock Value 10/15/1998 10 8. $40.50 Apple releases Macos 8.5 $109.94 11 $34.63 Mac 0S85 Stock Value A s105.44 1999 8/31/1999 Apple receives over 140,000 pre-orders for it's recently announced iBook, and announces the Power Macintosh G4 $36.63 Stock Value I $92.56 which, due to its speed, m apon by the us $65.25 Stock Value government $91.56 11/5/1999 Apple releases Macos 9 Stock Value $88.31 2000 si11.44 Microsoft acquires 1/7/2000 Microsott A Visio Visio (largest acquisition in E $99.50 MS's history) Stock Value 2/17/2000 $99.62 Microsoft releases Windows 2000 $114.87 "Windows2000 Stock Value 4/20/2000 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2000, the first Windows Mobile operating system which included some basic pocket pc phones I S78.94 9. $118.87 Stock Value I $65.81 9/14/2000 E $56.86 Microsoft releases Windows ME Stock Value WindowsMe 10 $59.88 12/5/2000 11 Apple announces an estimated loss of $259 million for the first quarter of 2001, their first quarterly loss in three years S17.00 2001 3/24/2001 Apple releases Macos X 4/18/2001 Stock Value Apple announces a quarterly t of: profit of $43 million with OSx generating $19 million in sales. Also Apple announces having sold their 5 millionth iMac, making it the most successful PC in history. $56.56 4 $23.00 5/1/2001 Apple releases the new iBook with a white plastic Stock Value case $65.43 5/31/2001 Stock Value $22.79 Microsoft releases Windows XP which ships with the most hated browser of all $69.18 Windows time: Internet Explorer 6 $19.95 9/25/2001 Apple releases MacoS X 10.1 (Puma) Stock Value Max OSX $51.30 10/1/2001 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2002, their first OS to power Smartphones $15.54 10/23/2001 Stock Value Apple announces the iPod (it first ships on November 10th), along with iTunes 2 I $58.15 $17.56 Stock Value 11/15/2001 Microsoft I $66.12 X XBOX releases the Xbox Stock Value $19.45 I S66.25 12/4/2001 Apple releases Final Cut Pro 3 Firal Cut Pro 3 4 $21.90 (and Macos 9.2.2) 2002 Stock Value 4/29/2002 A $52.24 Apple releases the eMac aimed $23.96 at the education market Stock Value 7/17/2002 I $52.00 Apple releases the LCD iMac 17", 20 GB iPod, iTunes 3 and MacoS X 10.2 (which it charged $129 for) 6. $15.63 Stock Value 8/13/2002 9 I $47.06 Apple releases a new revision of the 10 G4, now shipping with two CPUS in all configurations $14.59 11 Stock Value 2003 1/28/2003 A $48.82 Apple releases the 20" Cinema Display $14.58 4/24/2003 Stock Value Windows NET Server 2003 Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 $24.92 4/28/2003 Аpple announces new iPods and iTunes 4 which includes an online music $13.24 Stock Value store with 200,000 songs for $0.99 each $25.75 6/23/2003 Microsoft announces Windows Mobile; their Mobile updated mobile PC $19.06 Windows 6 and smartphone os Stock Value $28.84 9/8/2003 Apple announces it has sold over 10 million songs on iTunes %22.74 Stock Value 10/16/2003 $29.23 Apple releases iTunes 4.1 with compatibility for Windows PCs $23.25 10 Stock Value 11/18/2003 11 Apple introduces a 20" flat-panel iMac and releases MacoS X 10.3 updates for its professional software, such as Final Cut Pro $25.15 %2420.41 12 Stock Value 2004 1/6/2004 Apple releases Garageband and celebrates its 20 year $28.24 $22.09 anniversary of the Macintosh Stock Value 7/12/2004 Apple announces over 100 million songs downloaded making iTunes the most successful legal only music download service on the market $27.89 4 $29.14 2005 Stock Value 4/29/2005 $25,80 Apple releases oSX Tiger (MacoS X 10.4) $39.76 Stock Value $27.91 11/22/2005 $66.52 Microsoft launches Xbox 360 Stock Value ХВОХ 360 2006 1/3/2006 A $28.15 4 $75.51 Apple releases the MacBook Pro Stock Value 11/14/2006 Microsoft launches Zune, their attempt at a portable music device I $29.23 $85.00 2007 1/9/2007 ODO Stock Value Apple introduces the world to the iPhone $29.96 E $92.57 1/30/2007 Microsoft launches Windows Vista Stock Value H $33.60 10/26/2007 Apple releases oSx Leopard (MacoS X 10.5) 24182.22 2008 Stock Value I $25.25 7/11/2008 4 $172.58 Apple releases the iPhone 3G Stock Value A $24.65 2009 8/28/2009 $168.21 Apple releases OSx Snow Leopard (Macos X 10.6) Stock Value 10/22/2009 $26.59 Microsoft launches Windows 7 E $205.20 Windows 7 2010 Stock Value 1/27/2010 Apple announces the iPad $29.67 : $207.88 Stock Value 6/7/2010 I $25.29 Apple announces the iPhone 4 E $250.94 11/8/2010 Stock Value Microsoft launches the Windows Phone 7 I $26.81 E $318.62 2011 Stock Value 2/2/2011 $26.58 Apple announces the iPad 2 E $353.21 6/6/2011 Stock Value Apple announces OSX Lion, ios5 and icloud, Apple's first major push into cloud computing. OSX Lion A $24.01 E $338.04 Microsoft and Apple Market Cap ($=Billion) $400 Microsoft $350 Apple $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Microsoft and Apple Historical Stock Prices 5400 Microsoft Apple $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Manolution www.man olution.com Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=53 http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm http://ca.finance.yahoo.com || : " " n サ no ト 8。9 : " nn ト 。9 动 过 沙 过 VS Microsoft Apple The History of Computing MARKETSHARE AS OF MAY 2011 0.8% Windows 7 5.1% 8.3% Windows Vista 36.5% Windows 2003 Windows XP 40.7% Linux 7.1% OSX Mobile 0.9% Smartphone Os Market Share Mp3 Player Market Share Native Internet Browser Market Share IE 48% Windows 10% Microsoft 1% Safari 5% ioS 27% Apple 76% Timeline Date of Apple and Microsoft 10.eaarera a8 1984 80.0.0880408E S.O.SSA8reoc e.0.8TSTe8al 0.1818C8E18 1 6 11/1/1984 Stock Value Apple pays $2.5 million to buy every advertising page in a post-election edition of Newsweek, promoting their first Macintosh NA $25.12 computer 10 11 5/1/1985 Apple licenses PostScript from Adobe, combining this with 12 Adobe PostScript 1985 their LaserWriter printers made Macintosh the defacto computer for the desktop publishing Stock Value industry. NA 6/3/1985 Stock Value $17.37 3. Apple lays off 1,200 employees. NA $18,00 9/17/1985 Stock Value Steve Jobs officially resigns from apple. Bad blood and lawsuits ensue. NA $15.25 10/24/1985 Stock Value Apple signs a contract allowing Microsoft to use some Macintosh GUI NA 10 Stock Value elements $18.37 11 NA 12 11/20/1985 $18.37 MICROSOFT 1986 Microsoft Releases Stock Value Windows 1.0 A NA 4 $23.12 1/2/1986 Steve Jobs agrees Stock Value not to build computers competitive with Apple in exchange for lawsuits being dropped, buys Pixar from George Lucas for less than $10 million and starts NeXT (later renamed NEXT Computer, Inc.) I $27.50 $24.75 Stock Value 3/13/1986 9. Microsoft stock goes public at $21 per share, rising to $27.5 by close. $49.75 10 $49.75 MICROSOFT. WNDOWS 11 12 11/3/1986 Stock Value The Apple Iigs is released, price set 1987 at $999 $73.12 $55.50 1/2/1987 Stock Value Apple introduces the Мас 1I $46.25 8 12/9/1987 $35.00 OS 2) 9 10 11 $2 Microsoft releases OS 2) Windows 2.0 and OS/2 OS 2 Stock Value 1988 3/1/1988 Apple sues Microsoft for stealing GUI elements not included in their previous MICRO $56.50 agreement, such as mac-like icons SOFT $40.00 12 Stock Value 1989 8/1/1989 $58.75 Microsoft releases the first Office Suite Miorosot Office $44.50 8 12 Stock Value 1990 5/22/1990 Microsoft announces Windows $71.50 3.0 and later releases the Windows SDK allowing anyone to develop applications to run in the Windows OS $41.38 WNDOWS wli Stock Value 7/25/1990 MR $71.50 On their 15th 9 10 11 1 Billion anniversary Microsoft becomes the first PC company to exceed $1 billion in revenue with $1.18 Billion. $42.25 in revenue with s1.10 ion Stock Value 1991 10/1/1991 $93.87 Microsoft releases Multimedia Extensions 1.0 for Win3.0 introducing support for CD-ROM and Sound Cards $51.50 Apple introduces the Mac PowerBook after forming an allegiance with IBM and Motorola Stock Value 1992 3/1/1992 S118.50 Micrnst Microsoft kicks off its first-ever television advertising campaign. $58.25 Stock Value 4/6/1992 I $121.25 Stock Value Microsoft ships Windows3.1 which (along with 3.0) sells over 10 million copies. 10 E $60.75 Y $83.37 1993 3/22/1993 Microsoft announces Microsoft Stock Value $52.25 Encarta the first multimedia Encarta encyclopedia designed for a computer. $89.00 4/14/1993 Microsoft reports over 25 million licensed Windows users, making it the most popular GUI in the world. $48.75 5/24/1993 Microsoft launches Windows NT (their first oS marketed exclusively for professional use) Stock Value Stock Value I $92.12 I $75.12 $26.50 11 8/2/1993 $57.63 Apple releases the first PDA (Newton MessagePad), but the handwriting recognition failed to live up to the hype Stock Value 1994 I $83.87 3/14/1994 4 $38.13 Stock Value Apple releases the first Power Macintosh computers (6100, 7100, 8100) A S51.63 Stock Value 6/1/1994 $26.50 Apple releases System 7.5 I $51.50 10 7/1/1994 Apple starts licensing the MacoS to companies wanting to build clones $33.69 11 Stock Value 1995 9/19/1994 After four years Apple loses lawsuit against Microsoft and HP for copyright infringement of specific GUI elerments $56.88 Stock Value $35.50 I $96.12 Microsoft Releases 8/24/1995 Windows 95,sells over 1 million copies in just 4 days. Internet Explorer is offered for free shortly after 12 E $45.75 Stock Value 1996 Y S105.25 4/16/1996 Microsoft releases MSSQL 6.5 with built-in support for Internet Applications 4 $25.87 SOL Server Stock Value 10 10/1/1996 Apple releases System 7.5.5 Stock Value 12 I $82.62 12/2/1996 I $137.25 4: $20.87 1997 Apple takes over NeXT Computer, Inc. for $430 million 4 $23.00 1/24/1997 Apple releases MacoS 7.6 1 Stock Value Stock Value Thanks to the acquisition of 1/26/1997 NEXT Steve Jobs returns to Apple I $121.50 I $95.94 4/1/1997 $17.00 4 $16.87 webtv Microsoft buys WebTV for $425million 6/2/1997 Stock Value Apple announces $740 million loss for the second quarter A $126.37 7/1/1997 Gil Amelio resigns as president and CEO of APPLE %2414.25 Stock Value $141.38 7/22/1997 Apple releases Macos 8 MacOS 8 $17.50 8/1/1997 Steve Jobs becomes defacto Stock Value head of Apple and announces product and technology development agreement between Apple and Microsoft I $132.19 4 $21.75 9/2/1997 Apple begins buying back all licenses from Mac-clone manufacturers Stock Value 10/1/1997 The Justice Department prohibits Microsoft from forcing IE as the Windows exclusive Internet browser A $132.31 Stock Value $21.69 11 11/10/1997 Apple releases I $130.19 the Power Macintosh G3 and Stock Value the online Apple Store, both becoming and instant success $18.69 12 A S130.00 1998 1/7/1998 Stock Value Apple officially returns to profitability with $47 million profit in the first quarter. $17.03 Apple drops all non profitable 2/27/1998 divisions, including the Newton PDA (which cost Apple more than $500 million) I $129.56 $17.50 Stock Value 3 5/1/1998 $84.75 Apple announces the PowerBook G3 and iMac 4. $23.62 Stock Value 6/25/1998 Microsoft releases A $84.81 Windows 98 Wedows8 Stock Value $26.62 7/1/1998 Apple announces three profitable quarters in a row I $101.56 8/15/1998 Apple releases the PowerBook G3 and the IMac which becomes the fastest selling in history $28.56 Stock Value 9 A s104.25 Stock Value 10/15/1998 10 8. $40.50 Apple releases Macos 8.5 $109.94 11 $34.63 Mac 0S85 Stock Value A s105.44 1999 8/31/1999 Apple receives over 140,000 pre-orders for it's recently announced iBook, and announces the Power Macintosh G4 $36.63 Stock Value I $92.56 which, due to its speed, m apon by the us $65.25 Stock Value government $91.56 11/5/1999 Apple releases Macos 9 Stock Value $88.31 2000 si11.44 Microsoft acquires 1/7/2000 Microsott A Visio Visio (largest acquisition in E $99.50 MS's history) Stock Value 2/17/2000 $99.62 Microsoft releases Windows 2000 $114.87 "Windows2000 Stock Value 4/20/2000 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2000, the first Windows Mobile operating system which included some basic pocket pc phones I S78.94 9. $118.87 Stock Value I $65.81 9/14/2000 E $56.86 Microsoft releases Windows ME Stock Value WindowsMe 10 $59.88 12/5/2000 11 Apple announces an estimated loss of $259 million for the first quarter of 2001, their first quarterly loss in three years S17.00 2001 3/24/2001 Apple releases Macos X 4/18/2001 Stock Value Apple announces a quarterly t of: profit of $43 million with OSx generating $19 million in sales. Also Apple announces having sold their 5 millionth iMac, making it the most successful PC in history. $56.56 4 $23.00 5/1/2001 Apple releases the new iBook with a white plastic Stock Value case $65.43 5/31/2001 Stock Value $22.79 Microsoft releases Windows XP which ships with the most hated browser of all $69.18 Windows time: Internet Explorer 6 $19.95 9/25/2001 Apple releases MacoS X 10.1 (Puma) Stock Value Max OSX $51.30 10/1/2001 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2002, their first OS to power Smartphones $15.54 10/23/2001 Stock Value Apple announces the iPod (it first ships on November 10th), along with iTunes 2 I $58.15 $17.56 Stock Value 11/15/2001 Microsoft I $66.12 X XBOX releases the Xbox Stock Value $19.45 I S66.25 12/4/2001 Apple releases Final Cut Pro 3 Firal Cut Pro 3 4 $21.90 (and Macos 9.2.2) 2002 Stock Value 4/29/2002 A $52.24 Apple releases the eMac aimed $23.96 at the education market Stock Value 7/17/2002 I $52.00 Apple releases the LCD iMac 17", 20 GB iPod, iTunes 3 and MacoS X 10.2 (which it charged $129 for) 6. $15.63 Stock Value 8/13/2002 9 I $47.06 Apple releases a new revision of the 10 G4, now shipping with two CPUS in all configurations $14.59 11 Stock Value 2003 1/28/2003 A $48.82 Apple releases the 20" Cinema Display $14.58 4/24/2003 Stock Value Windows NET Server 2003 Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 $24.92 4/28/2003 Аpple announces new iPods and iTunes 4 which includes an online music $13.24 Stock Value store with 200,000 songs for $0.99 each $25.75 6/23/2003 Microsoft announces Windows Mobile; their Mobile updated mobile PC $19.06 Windows 6 and smartphone os Stock Value $28.84 9/8/2003 Apple announces it has sold over 10 million songs on iTunes %22.74 Stock Value 10/16/2003 $29.23 Apple releases iTunes 4.1 with compatibility for Windows PCs $23.25 10 Stock Value 11/18/2003 11 Apple introduces a 20" flat-panel iMac and releases MacoS X 10.3 updates for its professional software, such as Final Cut Pro $25.15 %2420.41 12 Stock Value 2004 1/6/2004 Apple releases Garageband and celebrates its 20 year $28.24 $22.09 anniversary of the Macintosh Stock Value 7/12/2004 Apple announces over 100 million songs downloaded making iTunes the most successful legal only music download service on the market $27.89 4 $29.14 2005 Stock Value 4/29/2005 $25,80 Apple releases oSX Tiger (MacoS X 10.4) $39.76 Stock Value $27.91 11/22/2005 $66.52 Microsoft launches Xbox 360 Stock Value ХВОХ 360 2006 1/3/2006 A $28.15 4 $75.51 Apple releases the MacBook Pro Stock Value 11/14/2006 Microsoft launches Zune, their attempt at a portable music device I $29.23 $85.00 2007 1/9/2007 ODO Stock Value Apple introduces the world to the iPhone $29.96 E $92.57 1/30/2007 Microsoft launches Windows Vista Stock Value H $33.60 10/26/2007 Apple releases oSx Leopard (MacoS X 10.5) 24182.22 2008 Stock Value I $25.25 7/11/2008 4 $172.58 Apple releases the iPhone 3G Stock Value A $24.65 2009 8/28/2009 $168.21 Apple releases OSx Snow Leopard (Macos X 10.6) Stock Value 10/22/2009 $26.59 Microsoft launches Windows 7 E $205.20 Windows 7 2010 Stock Value 1/27/2010 Apple announces the iPad $29.67 : $207.88 Stock Value 6/7/2010 I $25.29 Apple announces the iPhone 4 E $250.94 11/8/2010 Stock Value Microsoft launches the Windows Phone 7 I $26.81 E $318.62 2011 Stock Value 2/2/2011 $26.58 Apple announces the iPad 2 E $353.21 6/6/2011 Stock Value Apple announces OSX Lion, ios5 and icloud, Apple's first major push into cloud computing. OSX Lion A $24.01 E $338.04 Microsoft and Apple Market Cap ($=Billion) $400 Microsoft $350 Apple $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Microsoft and Apple Historical Stock Prices 5400 Microsoft Apple $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Manolution www.man olution.com Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=53 http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm http://ca.finance.yahoo.com || : " " n サ no ト 8。9 : " nn ト 。9 动 过 沙 过 VS Microsoft Apple The History of Computing MARKETSHARE AS OF MAY 2011 0.8% Windows 7 5.1% 8.3% Windows Vista 36.5% Windows 2003 Windows XP 40.7% Linux 7.1% OSX Mobile 0.9% Smartphone Os Market Share Mp3 Player Market Share Native Internet Browser Market Share IE 48% Windows 10% Microsoft 1% Safari 5% ioS 27% Apple 76% Timeline Date of Apple and Microsoft 10.eaarera a8 1984 80.0.0880408E S.O.SSA8reoc e.0.8TSTe8al 0.1818C8E18 1 6 11/1/1984 Stock Value Apple pays $2.5 million to buy every advertising page in a post-election edition of Newsweek, promoting their first Macintosh NA $25.12 computer 10 11 5/1/1985 Apple licenses PostScript from Adobe, combining this with 12 Adobe PostScript 1985 their LaserWriter printers made Macintosh the defacto computer for the desktop publishing Stock Value industry. NA 6/3/1985 Stock Value $17.37 3. Apple lays off 1,200 employees. NA $18,00 9/17/1985 Stock Value Steve Jobs officially resigns from apple. Bad blood and lawsuits ensue. NA $15.25 10/24/1985 Stock Value Apple signs a contract allowing Microsoft to use some Macintosh GUI NA 10 Stock Value elements $18.37 11 NA 12 11/20/1985 $18.37 MICROSOFT 1986 Microsoft Releases Stock Value Windows 1.0 A NA 4 $23.12 1/2/1986 Steve Jobs agrees Stock Value not to build computers competitive with Apple in exchange for lawsuits being dropped, buys Pixar from George Lucas for less than $10 million and starts NeXT (later renamed NEXT Computer, Inc.) I $27.50 $24.75 Stock Value 3/13/1986 9. Microsoft stock goes public at $21 per share, rising to $27.5 by close. $49.75 10 $49.75 MICROSOFT. WNDOWS 11 12 11/3/1986 Stock Value The Apple Iigs is released, price set 1987 at $999 $73.12 $55.50 1/2/1987 Stock Value Apple introduces the Мас 1I $46.25 8 12/9/1987 $35.00 OS 2) 9 10 11 $2 Microsoft releases OS 2) Windows 2.0 and OS/2 OS 2 Stock Value 1988 3/1/1988 Apple sues Microsoft for stealing GUI elements not included in their previous MICRO $56.50 agreement, such as mac-like icons SOFT $40.00 12 Stock Value 1989 8/1/1989 $58.75 Microsoft releases the first Office Suite Miorosot Office $44.50 8 12 Stock Value 1990 5/22/1990 Microsoft announces Windows $71.50 3.0 and later releases the Windows SDK allowing anyone to develop applications to run in the Windows OS $41.38 WNDOWS wli Stock Value 7/25/1990 MR $71.50 On their 15th 9 10 11 1 Billion anniversary Microsoft becomes the first PC company to exceed $1 billion in revenue with $1.18 Billion. $42.25 in revenue with s1.10 ion Stock Value 1991 10/1/1991 $93.87 Microsoft releases Multimedia Extensions 1.0 for Win3.0 introducing support for CD-ROM and Sound Cards $51.50 Apple introduces the Mac PowerBook after forming an allegiance with IBM and Motorola Stock Value 1992 3/1/1992 S118.50 Micrnst Microsoft kicks off its first-ever television advertising campaign. $58.25 Stock Value 4/6/1992 I $121.25 Stock Value Microsoft ships Windows3.1 which (along with 3.0) sells over 10 million copies. 10 E $60.75 Y $83.37 1993 3/22/1993 Microsoft announces Microsoft Stock Value $52.25 Encarta the first multimedia Encarta encyclopedia designed for a computer. $89.00 4/14/1993 Microsoft reports over 25 million licensed Windows users, making it the most popular GUI in the world. $48.75 5/24/1993 Microsoft launches Windows NT (their first oS marketed exclusively for professional use) Stock Value Stock Value I $92.12 I $75.12 $26.50 11 8/2/1993 $57.63 Apple releases the first PDA (Newton MessagePad), but the handwriting recognition failed to live up to the hype Stock Value 1994 I $83.87 3/14/1994 4 $38.13 Stock Value Apple releases the first Power Macintosh computers (6100, 7100, 8100) A S51.63 Stock Value 6/1/1994 $26.50 Apple releases System 7.5 I $51.50 10 7/1/1994 Apple starts licensing the MacoS to companies wanting to build clones $33.69 11 Stock Value 1995 9/19/1994 After four years Apple loses lawsuit against Microsoft and HP for copyright infringement of specific GUI elerments $56.88 Stock Value $35.50 I $96.12 Microsoft Releases 8/24/1995 Windows 95,sells over 1 million copies in just 4 days. Internet Explorer is offered for free shortly after 12 E $45.75 Stock Value 1996 Y S105.25 4/16/1996 Microsoft releases MSSQL 6.5 with built-in support for Internet Applications 4 $25.87 SOL Server Stock Value 10 10/1/1996 Apple releases System 7.5.5 Stock Value 12 I $82.62 12/2/1996 I $137.25 4: $20.87 1997 Apple takes over NeXT Computer, Inc. for $430 million 4 $23.00 1/24/1997 Apple releases MacoS 7.6 1 Stock Value Stock Value Thanks to the acquisition of 1/26/1997 NEXT Steve Jobs returns to Apple I $121.50 I $95.94 4/1/1997 $17.00 4 $16.87 webtv Microsoft buys WebTV for $425million 6/2/1997 Stock Value Apple announces $740 million loss for the second quarter A $126.37 7/1/1997 Gil Amelio resigns as president and CEO of APPLE %2414.25 Stock Value $141.38 7/22/1997 Apple releases Macos 8 MacOS 8 $17.50 8/1/1997 Steve Jobs becomes defacto Stock Value head of Apple and announces product and technology development agreement between Apple and Microsoft I $132.19 4 $21.75 9/2/1997 Apple begins buying back all licenses from Mac-clone manufacturers Stock Value 10/1/1997 The Justice Department prohibits Microsoft from forcing IE as the Windows exclusive Internet browser A $132.31 Stock Value $21.69 11 11/10/1997 Apple releases I $130.19 the Power Macintosh G3 and Stock Value the online Apple Store, both becoming and instant success $18.69 12 A S130.00 1998 1/7/1998 Stock Value Apple officially returns to profitability with $47 million profit in the first quarter. $17.03 Apple drops all non profitable 2/27/1998 divisions, including the Newton PDA (which cost Apple more than $500 million) I $129.56 $17.50 Stock Value 3 5/1/1998 $84.75 Apple announces the PowerBook G3 and iMac 4. $23.62 Stock Value 6/25/1998 Microsoft releases A $84.81 Windows 98 Wedows8 Stock Value $26.62 7/1/1998 Apple announces three profitable quarters in a row I $101.56 8/15/1998 Apple releases the PowerBook G3 and the IMac which becomes the fastest selling in history $28.56 Stock Value 9 A s104.25 Stock Value 10/15/1998 10 8. $40.50 Apple releases Macos 8.5 $109.94 11 $34.63 Mac 0S85 Stock Value A s105.44 1999 8/31/1999 Apple receives over 140,000 pre-orders for it's recently announced iBook, and announces the Power Macintosh G4 $36.63 Stock Value I $92.56 which, due to its speed, m apon by the us $65.25 Stock Value government $91.56 11/5/1999 Apple releases Macos 9 Stock Value $88.31 2000 si11.44 Microsoft acquires 1/7/2000 Microsott A Visio Visio (largest acquisition in E $99.50 MS's history) Stock Value 2/17/2000 $99.62 Microsoft releases Windows 2000 $114.87 "Windows2000 Stock Value 4/20/2000 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2000, the first Windows Mobile operating system which included some basic pocket pc phones I S78.94 9. $118.87 Stock Value I $65.81 9/14/2000 E $56.86 Microsoft releases Windows ME Stock Value WindowsMe 10 $59.88 12/5/2000 11 Apple announces an estimated loss of $259 million for the first quarter of 2001, their first quarterly loss in three years S17.00 2001 3/24/2001 Apple releases Macos X 4/18/2001 Stock Value Apple announces a quarterly t of: profit of $43 million with OSx generating $19 million in sales. Also Apple announces having sold their 5 millionth iMac, making it the most successful PC in history. $56.56 4 $23.00 5/1/2001 Apple releases the new iBook with a white plastic Stock Value case $65.43 5/31/2001 Stock Value $22.79 Microsoft releases Windows XP which ships with the most hated browser of all $69.18 Windows time: Internet Explorer 6 $19.95 9/25/2001 Apple releases MacoS X 10.1 (Puma) Stock Value Max OSX $51.30 10/1/2001 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2002, their first OS to power Smartphones $15.54 10/23/2001 Stock Value Apple announces the iPod (it first ships on November 10th), along with iTunes 2 I $58.15 $17.56 Stock Value 11/15/2001 Microsoft I $66.12 X XBOX releases the Xbox Stock Value $19.45 I S66.25 12/4/2001 Apple releases Final Cut Pro 3 Firal Cut Pro 3 4 $21.90 (and Macos 9.2.2) 2002 Stock Value 4/29/2002 A $52.24 Apple releases the eMac aimed $23.96 at the education market Stock Value 7/17/2002 I $52.00 Apple releases the LCD iMac 17", 20 GB iPod, iTunes 3 and MacoS X 10.2 (which it charged $129 for) 6. $15.63 Stock Value 8/13/2002 9 I $47.06 Apple releases a new revision of the 10 G4, now shipping with two CPUS in all configurations $14.59 11 Stock Value 2003 1/28/2003 A $48.82 Apple releases the 20" Cinema Display $14.58 4/24/2003 Stock Value Windows NET Server 2003 Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 $24.92 4/28/2003 Аpple announces new iPods and iTunes 4 which includes an online music $13.24 Stock Value store with 200,000 songs for $0.99 each $25.75 6/23/2003 Microsoft announces Windows Mobile; their Mobile updated mobile PC $19.06 Windows 6 and smartphone os Stock Value $28.84 9/8/2003 Apple announces it has sold over 10 million songs on iTunes %22.74 Stock Value 10/16/2003 $29.23 Apple releases iTunes 4.1 with compatibility for Windows PCs $23.25 10 Stock Value 11/18/2003 11 Apple introduces a 20" flat-panel iMac and releases MacoS X 10.3 updates for its professional software, such as Final Cut Pro $25.15 %2420.41 12 Stock Value 2004 1/6/2004 Apple releases Garageband and celebrates its 20 year $28.24 $22.09 anniversary of the Macintosh Stock Value 7/12/2004 Apple announces over 100 million songs downloaded making iTunes the most successful legal only music download service on the market $27.89 4 $29.14 2005 Stock Value 4/29/2005 $25,80 Apple releases oSX Tiger (MacoS X 10.4) $39.76 Stock Value $27.91 11/22/2005 $66.52 Microsoft launches Xbox 360 Stock Value ХВОХ 360 2006 1/3/2006 A $28.15 4 $75.51 Apple releases the MacBook Pro Stock Value 11/14/2006 Microsoft launches Zune, their attempt at a portable music device I $29.23 $85.00 2007 1/9/2007 ODO Stock Value Apple introduces the world to the iPhone $29.96 E $92.57 1/30/2007 Microsoft launches Windows Vista Stock Value H $33.60 10/26/2007 Apple releases oSx Leopard (MacoS X 10.5) 24182.22 2008 Stock Value I $25.25 7/11/2008 4 $172.58 Apple releases the iPhone 3G Stock Value A $24.65 2009 8/28/2009 $168.21 Apple releases OSx Snow Leopard (Macos X 10.6) Stock Value 10/22/2009 $26.59 Microsoft launches Windows 7 E $205.20 Windows 7 2010 Stock Value 1/27/2010 Apple announces the iPad $29.67 : $207.88 Stock Value 6/7/2010 I $25.29 Apple announces the iPhone 4 E $250.94 11/8/2010 Stock Value Microsoft launches the Windows Phone 7 I $26.81 E $318.62 2011 Stock Value 2/2/2011 $26.58 Apple announces the iPad 2 E $353.21 6/6/2011 Stock Value Apple announces OSX Lion, ios5 and icloud, Apple's first major push into cloud computing. OSX Lion A $24.01 E $338.04 Microsoft and Apple Market Cap ($=Billion) $400 Microsoft $350 Apple $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Microsoft and Apple Historical Stock Prices 5400 Microsoft Apple $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Manolution www.man olution.com Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=53 http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm http://ca.finance.yahoo.com || : " " n サ no ト 8。9 : " nn ト 。9 动 过 沙 过 VS Microsoft Apple The History of Computing MARKETSHARE AS OF MAY 2011 0.8% Windows 7 5.1% 8.3% Windows Vista 36.5% Windows 2003 Windows XP 40.7% Linux 7.1% OSX Mobile 0.9% Smartphone Os Market Share Mp3 Player Market Share Native Internet Browser Market Share IE 48% Windows 10% Microsoft 1% Safari 5% ioS 27% Apple 76% Timeline Date of Apple and Microsoft 10.eaarera a8 1984 80.0.0880408E S.O.SSA8reoc e.0.8TSTe8al 0.1818C8E18 1 6 11/1/1984 Stock Value Apple pays $2.5 million to buy every advertising page in a post-election edition of Newsweek, promoting their first Macintosh NA $25.12 computer 10 11 5/1/1985 Apple licenses PostScript from Adobe, combining this with 12 Adobe PostScript 1985 their LaserWriter printers made Macintosh the defacto computer for the desktop publishing Stock Value industry. NA 6/3/1985 Stock Value $17.37 3. Apple lays off 1,200 employees. NA $18,00 9/17/1985 Stock Value Steve Jobs officially resigns from apple. Bad blood and lawsuits ensue. NA $15.25 10/24/1985 Stock Value Apple signs a contract allowing Microsoft to use some Macintosh GUI NA 10 Stock Value elements $18.37 11 NA 12 11/20/1985 $18.37 MICROSOFT 1986 Microsoft Releases Stock Value Windows 1.0 A NA 4 $23.12 1/2/1986 Steve Jobs agrees Stock Value not to build computers competitive with Apple in exchange for lawsuits being dropped, buys Pixar from George Lucas for less than $10 million and starts NeXT (later renamed NEXT Computer, Inc.) I $27.50 $24.75 Stock Value 3/13/1986 9. Microsoft stock goes public at $21 per share, rising to $27.5 by close. $49.75 10 $49.75 MICROSOFT. WNDOWS 11 12 11/3/1986 Stock Value The Apple Iigs is released, price set 1987 at $999 $73.12 $55.50 1/2/1987 Stock Value Apple introduces the Мас 1I $46.25 8 12/9/1987 $35.00 OS 2) 9 10 11 $2 Microsoft releases OS 2) Windows 2.0 and OS/2 OS 2 Stock Value 1988 3/1/1988 Apple sues Microsoft for stealing GUI elements not included in their previous MICRO $56.50 agreement, such as mac-like icons SOFT $40.00 12 Stock Value 1989 8/1/1989 $58.75 Microsoft releases the first Office Suite Miorosot Office $44.50 8 12 Stock Value 1990 5/22/1990 Microsoft announces Windows $71.50 3.0 and later releases the Windows SDK allowing anyone to develop applications to run in the Windows OS $41.38 WNDOWS wli Stock Value 7/25/1990 MR $71.50 On their 15th 9 10 11 1 Billion anniversary Microsoft becomes the first PC company to exceed $1 billion in revenue with $1.18 Billion. $42.25 in revenue with s1.10 ion Stock Value 1991 10/1/1991 $93.87 Microsoft releases Multimedia Extensions 1.0 for Win3.0 introducing support for CD-ROM and Sound Cards $51.50 Apple introduces the Mac PowerBook after forming an allegiance with IBM and Motorola Stock Value 1992 3/1/1992 S118.50 Micrnst Microsoft kicks off its first-ever television advertising campaign. $58.25 Stock Value 4/6/1992 I $121.25 Stock Value Microsoft ships Windows3.1 which (along with 3.0) sells over 10 million copies. 10 E $60.75 Y $83.37 1993 3/22/1993 Microsoft announces Microsoft Stock Value $52.25 Encarta the first multimedia Encarta encyclopedia designed for a computer. $89.00 4/14/1993 Microsoft reports over 25 million licensed Windows users, making it the most popular GUI in the world. $48.75 5/24/1993 Microsoft launches Windows NT (their first oS marketed exclusively for professional use) Stock Value Stock Value I $92.12 I $75.12 $26.50 11 8/2/1993 $57.63 Apple releases the first PDA (Newton MessagePad), but the handwriting recognition failed to live up to the hype Stock Value 1994 I $83.87 3/14/1994 4 $38.13 Stock Value Apple releases the first Power Macintosh computers (6100, 7100, 8100) A S51.63 Stock Value 6/1/1994 $26.50 Apple releases System 7.5 I $51.50 10 7/1/1994 Apple starts licensing the MacoS to companies wanting to build clones $33.69 11 Stock Value 1995 9/19/1994 After four years Apple loses lawsuit against Microsoft and HP for copyright infringement of specific GUI elerments $56.88 Stock Value $35.50 I $96.12 Microsoft Releases 8/24/1995 Windows 95,sells over 1 million copies in just 4 days. Internet Explorer is offered for free shortly after 12 E $45.75 Stock Value 1996 Y S105.25 4/16/1996 Microsoft releases MSSQL 6.5 with built-in support for Internet Applications 4 $25.87 SOL Server Stock Value 10 10/1/1996 Apple releases System 7.5.5 Stock Value 12 I $82.62 12/2/1996 I $137.25 4: $20.87 1997 Apple takes over NeXT Computer, Inc. for $430 million 4 $23.00 1/24/1997 Apple releases MacoS 7.6 1 Stock Value Stock Value Thanks to the acquisition of 1/26/1997 NEXT Steve Jobs returns to Apple I $121.50 I $95.94 4/1/1997 $17.00 4 $16.87 webtv Microsoft buys WebTV for $425million 6/2/1997 Stock Value Apple announces $740 million loss for the second quarter A $126.37 7/1/1997 Gil Amelio resigns as president and CEO of APPLE %2414.25 Stock Value $141.38 7/22/1997 Apple releases Macos 8 MacOS 8 $17.50 8/1/1997 Steve Jobs becomes defacto Stock Value head of Apple and announces product and technology development agreement between Apple and Microsoft I $132.19 4 $21.75 9/2/1997 Apple begins buying back all licenses from Mac-clone manufacturers Stock Value 10/1/1997 The Justice Department prohibits Microsoft from forcing IE as the Windows exclusive Internet browser A $132.31 Stock Value $21.69 11 11/10/1997 Apple releases I $130.19 the Power Macintosh G3 and Stock Value the online Apple Store, both becoming and instant success $18.69 12 A S130.00 1998 1/7/1998 Stock Value Apple officially returns to profitability with $47 million profit in the first quarter. $17.03 Apple drops all non profitable 2/27/1998 divisions, including the Newton PDA (which cost Apple more than $500 million) I $129.56 $17.50 Stock Value 3 5/1/1998 $84.75 Apple announces the PowerBook G3 and iMac 4. $23.62 Stock Value 6/25/1998 Microsoft releases A $84.81 Windows 98 Wedows8 Stock Value $26.62 7/1/1998 Apple announces three profitable quarters in a row I $101.56 8/15/1998 Apple releases the PowerBook G3 and the IMac which becomes the fastest selling in history $28.56 Stock Value 9 A s104.25 Stock Value 10/15/1998 10 8. $40.50 Apple releases Macos 8.5 $109.94 11 $34.63 Mac 0S85 Stock Value A s105.44 1999 8/31/1999 Apple receives over 140,000 pre-orders for it's recently announced iBook, and announces the Power Macintosh G4 $36.63 Stock Value I $92.56 which, due to its speed, m apon by the us $65.25 Stock Value government $91.56 11/5/1999 Apple releases Macos 9 Stock Value $88.31 2000 si11.44 Microsoft acquires 1/7/2000 Microsott A Visio Visio (largest acquisition in E $99.50 MS's history) Stock Value 2/17/2000 $99.62 Microsoft releases Windows 2000 $114.87 "Windows2000 Stock Value 4/20/2000 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2000, the first Windows Mobile operating system which included some basic pocket pc phones I S78.94 9. $118.87 Stock Value I $65.81 9/14/2000 E $56.86 Microsoft releases Windows ME Stock Value WindowsMe 10 $59.88 12/5/2000 11 Apple announces an estimated loss of $259 million for the first quarter of 2001, their first quarterly loss in three years S17.00 2001 3/24/2001 Apple releases Macos X 4/18/2001 Stock Value Apple announces a quarterly t of: profit of $43 million with OSx generating $19 million in sales. Also Apple announces having sold their 5 millionth iMac, making it the most successful PC in history. $56.56 4 $23.00 5/1/2001 Apple releases the new iBook with a white plastic Stock Value case $65.43 5/31/2001 Stock Value $22.79 Microsoft releases Windows XP which ships with the most hated browser of all $69.18 Windows time: Internet Explorer 6 $19.95 9/25/2001 Apple releases MacoS X 10.1 (Puma) Stock Value Max OSX $51.30 10/1/2001 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2002, their first OS to power Smartphones $15.54 10/23/2001 Stock Value Apple announces the iPod (it first ships on November 10th), along with iTunes 2 I $58.15 $17.56 Stock Value 11/15/2001 Microsoft I $66.12 X XBOX releases the Xbox Stock Value $19.45 I S66.25 12/4/2001 Apple releases Final Cut Pro 3 Firal Cut Pro 3 4 $21.90 (and Macos 9.2.2) 2002 Stock Value 4/29/2002 A $52.24 Apple releases the eMac aimed $23.96 at the education market Stock Value 7/17/2002 I $52.00 Apple releases the LCD iMac 17", 20 GB iPod, iTunes 3 and MacoS X 10.2 (which it charged $129 for) 6. $15.63 Stock Value 8/13/2002 9 I $47.06 Apple releases a new revision of the 10 G4, now shipping with two CPUS in all configurations $14.59 11 Stock Value 2003 1/28/2003 A $48.82 Apple releases the 20" Cinema Display $14.58 4/24/2003 Stock Value Windows NET Server 2003 Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 $24.92 4/28/2003 Аpple announces new iPods and iTunes 4 which includes an online music $13.24 Stock Value store with 200,000 songs for $0.99 each $25.75 6/23/2003 Microsoft announces Windows Mobile; their Mobile updated mobile PC $19.06 Windows 6 and smartphone os Stock Value $28.84 9/8/2003 Apple announces it has sold over 10 million songs on iTunes %22.74 Stock Value 10/16/2003 $29.23 Apple releases iTunes 4.1 with compatibility for Windows PCs $23.25 10 Stock Value 11/18/2003 11 Apple introduces a 20" flat-panel iMac and releases MacoS X 10.3 updates for its professional software, such as Final Cut Pro $25.15 %2420.41 12 Stock Value 2004 1/6/2004 Apple releases Garageband and celebrates its 20 year $28.24 $22.09 anniversary of the Macintosh Stock Value 7/12/2004 Apple announces over 100 million songs downloaded making iTunes the most successful legal only music download service on the market $27.89 4 $29.14 2005 Stock Value 4/29/2005 $25,80 Apple releases oSX Tiger (MacoS X 10.4) $39.76 Stock Value $27.91 11/22/2005 $66.52 Microsoft launches Xbox 360 Stock Value ХВОХ 360 2006 1/3/2006 A $28.15 4 $75.51 Apple releases the MacBook Pro Stock Value 11/14/2006 Microsoft launches Zune, their attempt at a portable music device I $29.23 $85.00 2007 1/9/2007 ODO Stock Value Apple introduces the world to the iPhone $29.96 E $92.57 1/30/2007 Microsoft launches Windows Vista Stock Value H $33.60 10/26/2007 Apple releases oSx Leopard (MacoS X 10.5) 24182.22 2008 Stock Value I $25.25 7/11/2008 4 $172.58 Apple releases the iPhone 3G Stock Value A $24.65 2009 8/28/2009 $168.21 Apple releases OSx Snow Leopard (Macos X 10.6) Stock Value 10/22/2009 $26.59 Microsoft launches Windows 7 E $205.20 Windows 7 2010 Stock Value 1/27/2010 Apple announces the iPad $29.67 : $207.88 Stock Value 6/7/2010 I $25.29 Apple announces the iPhone 4 E $250.94 11/8/2010 Stock Value Microsoft launches the Windows Phone 7 I $26.81 E $318.62 2011 Stock Value 2/2/2011 $26.58 Apple announces the iPad 2 E $353.21 6/6/2011 Stock Value Apple announces OSX Lion, ios5 and icloud, Apple's first major push into cloud computing. OSX Lion A $24.01 E $338.04 Microsoft and Apple Market Cap ($=Billion) $400 Microsoft $350 Apple $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Microsoft and Apple Historical Stock Prices 5400 Microsoft Apple $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Manolution www.man olution.com Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=53 http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm http://ca.finance.yahoo.com || : " " n サ no ト 8。9 : " nn ト 。9 动 过 沙 过 VS Microsoft Apple The History of Computing MARKETSHARE AS OF MAY 2011 0.8% Windows 7 5.1% 8.3% Windows Vista 36.5% Windows 2003 Windows XP 40.7% Linux 7.1% OSX Mobile 0.9% Smartphone Os Market Share Mp3 Player Market Share Native Internet Browser Market Share IE 48% Windows 10% Microsoft 1% Safari 5% ioS 27% Apple 76% Timeline Date of Apple and Microsoft 10.eaarera a8 1984 80.0.0880408E S.O.SSA8reoc e.0.8TSTe8al 0.1818C8E18 1 6 11/1/1984 Stock Value Apple pays $2.5 million to buy every advertising page in a post-election edition of Newsweek, promoting their first Macintosh NA $25.12 computer 10 11 5/1/1985 Apple licenses PostScript from Adobe, combining this with 12 Adobe PostScript 1985 their LaserWriter printers made Macintosh the defacto computer for the desktop publishing Stock Value industry. NA 6/3/1985 Stock Value $17.37 3. Apple lays off 1,200 employees. NA $18,00 9/17/1985 Stock Value Steve Jobs officially resigns from apple. Bad blood and lawsuits ensue. NA $15.25 10/24/1985 Stock Value Apple signs a contract allowing Microsoft to use some Macintosh GUI NA 10 Stock Value elements $18.37 11 NA 12 11/20/1985 $18.37 MICROSOFT 1986 Microsoft Releases Stock Value Windows 1.0 A NA 4 $23.12 1/2/1986 Steve Jobs agrees Stock Value not to build computers competitive with Apple in exchange for lawsuits being dropped, buys Pixar from George Lucas for less than $10 million and starts NeXT (later renamed NEXT Computer, Inc.) I $27.50 $24.75 Stock Value 3/13/1986 9. Microsoft stock goes public at $21 per share, rising to $27.5 by close. $49.75 10 $49.75 MICROSOFT. WNDOWS 11 12 11/3/1986 Stock Value The Apple Iigs is released, price set 1987 at $999 $73.12 $55.50 1/2/1987 Stock Value Apple introduces the Мас 1I $46.25 8 12/9/1987 $35.00 OS 2) 9 10 11 $2 Microsoft releases OS 2) Windows 2.0 and OS/2 OS 2 Stock Value 1988 3/1/1988 Apple sues Microsoft for stealing GUI elements not included in their previous MICRO $56.50 agreement, such as mac-like icons SOFT $40.00 12 Stock Value 1989 8/1/1989 $58.75 Microsoft releases the first Office Suite Miorosot Office $44.50 8 12 Stock Value 1990 5/22/1990 Microsoft announces Windows $71.50 3.0 and later releases the Windows SDK allowing anyone to develop applications to run in the Windows OS $41.38 WNDOWS wli Stock Value 7/25/1990 MR $71.50 On their 15th 9 10 11 1 Billion anniversary Microsoft becomes the first PC company to exceed $1 billion in revenue with $1.18 Billion. $42.25 in revenue with s1.10 ion Stock Value 1991 10/1/1991 $93.87 Microsoft releases Multimedia Extensions 1.0 for Win3.0 introducing support for CD-ROM and Sound Cards $51.50 Apple introduces the Mac PowerBook after forming an allegiance with IBM and Motorola Stock Value 1992 3/1/1992 S118.50 Micrnst Microsoft kicks off its first-ever television advertising campaign. $58.25 Stock Value 4/6/1992 I $121.25 Stock Value Microsoft ships Windows3.1 which (along with 3.0) sells over 10 million copies. 10 E $60.75 Y $83.37 1993 3/22/1993 Microsoft announces Microsoft Stock Value $52.25 Encarta the first multimedia Encarta encyclopedia designed for a computer. $89.00 4/14/1993 Microsoft reports over 25 million licensed Windows users, making it the most popular GUI in the world. $48.75 5/24/1993 Microsoft launches Windows NT (their first oS marketed exclusively for professional use) Stock Value Stock Value I $92.12 I $75.12 $26.50 11 8/2/1993 $57.63 Apple releases the first PDA (Newton MessagePad), but the handwriting recognition failed to live up to the hype Stock Value 1994 I $83.87 3/14/1994 4 $38.13 Stock Value Apple releases the first Power Macintosh computers (6100, 7100, 8100) A S51.63 Stock Value 6/1/1994 $26.50 Apple releases System 7.5 I $51.50 10 7/1/1994 Apple starts licensing the MacoS to companies wanting to build clones $33.69 11 Stock Value 1995 9/19/1994 After four years Apple loses lawsuit against Microsoft and HP for copyright infringement of specific GUI elerments $56.88 Stock Value $35.50 I $96.12 Microsoft Releases 8/24/1995 Windows 95,sells over 1 million copies in just 4 days. Internet Explorer is offered for free shortly after 12 E $45.75 Stock Value 1996 Y S105.25 4/16/1996 Microsoft releases MSSQL 6.5 with built-in support for Internet Applications 4 $25.87 SOL Server Stock Value 10 10/1/1996 Apple releases System 7.5.5 Stock Value 12 I $82.62 12/2/1996 I $137.25 4: $20.87 1997 Apple takes over NeXT Computer, Inc. for $430 million 4 $23.00 1/24/1997 Apple releases MacoS 7.6 1 Stock Value Stock Value Thanks to the acquisition of 1/26/1997 NEXT Steve Jobs returns to Apple I $121.50 I $95.94 4/1/1997 $17.00 4 $16.87 webtv Microsoft buys WebTV for $425million 6/2/1997 Stock Value Apple announces $740 million loss for the second quarter A $126.37 7/1/1997 Gil Amelio resigns as president and CEO of APPLE %2414.25 Stock Value $141.38 7/22/1997 Apple releases Macos 8 MacOS 8 $17.50 8/1/1997 Steve Jobs becomes defacto Stock Value head of Apple and announces product and technology development agreement between Apple and Microsoft I $132.19 4 $21.75 9/2/1997 Apple begins buying back all licenses from Mac-clone manufacturers Stock Value 10/1/1997 The Justice Department prohibits Microsoft from forcing IE as the Windows exclusive Internet browser A $132.31 Stock Value $21.69 11 11/10/1997 Apple releases I $130.19 the Power Macintosh G3 and Stock Value the online Apple Store, both becoming and instant success $18.69 12 A S130.00 1998 1/7/1998 Stock Value Apple officially returns to profitability with $47 million profit in the first quarter. $17.03 Apple drops all non profitable 2/27/1998 divisions, including the Newton PDA (which cost Apple more than $500 million) I $129.56 $17.50 Stock Value 3 5/1/1998 $84.75 Apple announces the PowerBook G3 and iMac 4. $23.62 Stock Value 6/25/1998 Microsoft releases A $84.81 Windows 98 Wedows8 Stock Value $26.62 7/1/1998 Apple announces three profitable quarters in a row I $101.56 8/15/1998 Apple releases the PowerBook G3 and the IMac which becomes the fastest selling in history $28.56 Stock Value 9 A s104.25 Stock Value 10/15/1998 10 8. $40.50 Apple releases Macos 8.5 $109.94 11 $34.63 Mac 0S85 Stock Value A s105.44 1999 8/31/1999 Apple receives over 140,000 pre-orders for it's recently announced iBook, and announces the Power Macintosh G4 $36.63 Stock Value I $92.56 which, due to its speed, m apon by the us $65.25 Stock Value government $91.56 11/5/1999 Apple releases Macos 9 Stock Value $88.31 2000 si11.44 Microsoft acquires 1/7/2000 Microsott A Visio Visio (largest acquisition in E $99.50 MS's history) Stock Value 2/17/2000 $99.62 Microsoft releases Windows 2000 $114.87 "Windows2000 Stock Value 4/20/2000 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2000, the first Windows Mobile operating system which included some basic pocket pc phones I S78.94 9. $118.87 Stock Value I $65.81 9/14/2000 E $56.86 Microsoft releases Windows ME Stock Value WindowsMe 10 $59.88 12/5/2000 11 Apple announces an estimated loss of $259 million for the first quarter of 2001, their first quarterly loss in three years S17.00 2001 3/24/2001 Apple releases Macos X 4/18/2001 Stock Value Apple announces a quarterly t of: profit of $43 million with OSx generating $19 million in sales. Also Apple announces having sold their 5 millionth iMac, making it the most successful PC in history. $56.56 4 $23.00 5/1/2001 Apple releases the new iBook with a white plastic Stock Value case $65.43 5/31/2001 Stock Value $22.79 Microsoft releases Windows XP which ships with the most hated browser of all $69.18 Windows time: Internet Explorer 6 $19.95 9/25/2001 Apple releases MacoS X 10.1 (Puma) Stock Value Max OSX $51.30 10/1/2001 Microsoft releases Pocket PC 2002, their first OS to power Smartphones $15.54 10/23/2001 Stock Value Apple announces the iPod (it first ships on November 10th), along with iTunes 2 I $58.15 $17.56 Stock Value 11/15/2001 Microsoft I $66.12 X XBOX releases the Xbox Stock Value $19.45 I S66.25 12/4/2001 Apple releases Final Cut Pro 3 Firal Cut Pro 3 4 $21.90 (and Macos 9.2.2) 2002 Stock Value 4/29/2002 A $52.24 Apple releases the eMac aimed $23.96 at the education market Stock Value 7/17/2002 I $52.00 Apple releases the LCD iMac 17", 20 GB iPod, iTunes 3 and MacoS X 10.2 (which it charged $129 for) 6. $15.63 Stock Value 8/13/2002 9 I $47.06 Apple releases a new revision of the 10 G4, now shipping with two CPUS in all configurations $14.59 11 Stock Value 2003 1/28/2003 A $48.82 Apple releases the 20" Cinema Display $14.58 4/24/2003 Stock Value Windows NET Server 2003 Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 $24.92 4/28/2003 Аpple announces new iPods and iTunes 4 which includes an online music $13.24 Stock Value store with 200,000 songs for $0.99 each $25.75 6/23/2003 Microsoft announces Windows Mobile; their Mobile updated mobile PC $19.06 Windows 6 and smartphone os Stock Value $28.84 9/8/2003 Apple announces it has sold over 10 million songs on iTunes %22.74 Stock Value 10/16/2003 $29.23 Apple releases iTunes 4.1 with compatibility for Windows PCs $23.25 10 Stock Value 11/18/2003 11 Apple introduces a 20" flat-panel iMac and releases MacoS X 10.3 updates for its professional software, such as Final Cut Pro $25.15 %2420.41 12 Stock Value 2004 1/6/2004 Apple releases Garageband and celebrates its 20 year $28.24 $22.09 anniversary of the Macintosh Stock Value 7/12/2004 Apple announces over 100 million songs downloaded making iTunes the most successful legal only music download service on the market $27.89 4 $29.14 2005 Stock Value 4/29/2005 $25,80 Apple releases oSX Tiger (MacoS X 10.4) $39.76 Stock Value $27.91 11/22/2005 $66.52 Microsoft launches Xbox 360 Stock Value ХВОХ 360 2006 1/3/2006 A $28.15 4 $75.51 Apple releases the MacBook Pro Stock Value 11/14/2006 Microsoft launches Zune, their attempt at a portable music device I $29.23 $85.00 2007 1/9/2007 ODO Stock Value Apple introduces the world to the iPhone $29.96 E $92.57 1/30/2007 Microsoft launches Windows Vista Stock Value H $33.60 10/26/2007 Apple releases oSx Leopard (MacoS X 10.5) 24182.22 2008 Stock Value I $25.25 7/11/2008 4 $172.58 Apple releases the iPhone 3G Stock Value A $24.65 2009 8/28/2009 $168.21 Apple releases OSx Snow Leopard (Macos X 10.6) Stock Value 10/22/2009 $26.59 Microsoft launches Windows 7 E $205.20 Windows 7 2010 Stock Value 1/27/2010 Apple announces the iPad $29.67 : $207.88 Stock Value 6/7/2010 I $25.29 Apple announces the iPhone 4 E $250.94 11/8/2010 Stock Value Microsoft launches the Windows Phone 7 I $26.81 E $318.62 2011 Stock Value 2/2/2011 $26.58 Apple announces the iPad 2 E $353.21 6/6/2011 Stock Value Apple announces OSX Lion, ios5 and icloud, Apple's first major push into cloud computing. OSX Lion A $24.01 E $338.04 Microsoft and Apple Market Cap ($=Billion) $400 Microsoft $350 Apple $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Microsoft and Apple Historical Stock Prices 5400 Microsoft Apple $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 Manolution www.man olution.com Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=53 http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm http://ca.finance.yahoo.com || : " " n サ no ト 8。9 : " nn ト 。9 动 过 沙 过