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Susan Smith
Susan Smith has worked as an editor and writer in the technology industry for over 16 years. As an editor she has been responsible for the launch of a number of technology trade publications, both in print and online. Currently, Susan is the Editor of GISCafe and AECCafe, as well as those sites’ … More » Google shares outrank Microsoft’sOctober 11th, 2012 by Susan Smith
As the markets closed this Monday, Google (GOOG) shares are at $249.1 billion, much higher than Microsoft’s ($247.2 billion). Despite Microsoft’s healthy performance over the past year, in which shares are up nearly 20 percent, it is reporting it’s first ever quarterly loss since going public. Industry experts say that although Windows 8 is debuting this month, the Windows platform is waning in popularity. Microsoft has been slow to pick up mobile, and now has come forth claiming that the new oeprating system will translate well from PCs to mobile devices.
Google’s success is linked largely to the success of Android, which runs on more than 2/3 of the world’s smartphones. Android pushes customers to Google sites and services, a set up that Microsoft does not have with mobile. Tags: Android, geospatial, Google, Microsoft, mobile, Windows 8 |
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