Apple has passed Microsoft in market cap and has about a $100 billion lead over Google.
Then you should care about Microsoft, who has MUCH more profit margin and more profit dollars - and gives you a nice fat dividend - as compared to Apple.
If I care about “money” I’ll take Apple’s business model.
Suit yourself! I care about "money", so I go with the company that makes more of it in gross and net terms, keeps more of their gross, and shares that money with me at a regular rate (dividend). And who's profitability has grown more - as a percentage - over the last 8 years as well.
Also means there's a lot smaller chance their stock is in a bubble right now... I mean, a higher market cap for a company with less revenue, less profit, lower profit margins, much less market share, no market leadership, and no dividend? That's the classic sign of a bubble.
It’s been a long bubble. And Msft is not bubbling much anymore.
Side question: How does Google make money off the Android? Do they get it all from the phone manufacturer, phone service provider, support or..?
I haven’t seen anything on how this works, but I imagine Google has some solid plan in mind. Any idea of the business model there?
On the Apple vs. Microsoft, I looked up the dividend situation. From what I see the situation has reversed in the last decade:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/187093-apple-vs-microsoft-over-the-past-20-years