Bekker's Blog by Scott Bekker, Editor in Chief

Blog archive

Big Blue Passes Redmond in Market Capitalization

A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the latest Millward Brown brand value rankings. I'd lost track of the metric and was surprised to find that IBM had surpassed Microsoft in brand value last year.

Now IBM, which Microsoft so famously left in the dust in several ways on the strength of its PC offerings, has retaken Microsoft on a more widely watched measure.

According to the Business Insider blog, IBM surpassed Microsoft's market capitalization around 11 a.m. on Friday and held onto about a $1 billion lead at the close (IBM $207 billion, Microsoft $206 billion.)

The post's author and former Directions on Microsoft analyst Matt Rosoff notes that Lou Gerstner was brought in from the outside to turn IBM and around, and asks rhetorically, "So how much longer will Microsoft stick with Steve Ballmer before it has to make the same move?"

The anti-Ballmer drumbeat is only getting louder.

Posted by Scott Bekker on May 23, 2011


Featured

  • An image of planes flying around a globe

    2025 Microsoft Conference Calendar: For Partners, IT Pros and Developers

    Here's your guide to all the IT training sessions, partner meet-ups and annual Microsoft conferences you won't want to miss.

  • Google To Acquire Cloud Startup Wiz for $32 Billion

    Google has announced a pending agreement to acquire Wiz Inc., a cloud security platform, in an all-cash deal worth $32 billion.

  • FTC Expands Microsoft Antitrust Investigation Under Trump Administration

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is pressing ahead with a broad investigation into Microsoft's business practices, an inquiry that began in the final weeks of the Biden administration.

  • Microsoft to Shut Down Skype Services

    Microsoft will discontinue its Skype telecommunications and video calling services on May 5, 2025, marking the end of the platform's decades-long run.

Most   Popular