FORTUNE: Apple 2.0 Dell vs. Apple: 10 Years Later «
It was 10 years ago that Michael Dell, speaking before several thousand technology executives at ITxpo97 in Orlando, answered a question about what he would do if he were CEO of Apple with a remark he probably instantly regretted:
As others have noted, Apple’s (AAPL) market capitalization today is more than double that of Dell“What would I do? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” (link)