By John Gruber
- Conglomerate
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Sony CEO Howard Stringer:
“Apple is a marvellous company, but it is a boutique. We are a giant conglomerate.”
Update: As for just how giant, Sony’s current market cap is about $44 billion. The boutique’s market cap is about three times larger, at $149 billion. In terms of net income for the most recently reported financial year, Sony’s was $3.7 billion; Apple’s was $3.5 billion.
★ Monday, 30 June 2008
