Apple and the Burden of Being a Behemoth
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By John C. Abell
Aug 23 (Reuters) – In the annals of meaningless milestones, Apple’s (AAPL) latest achievement — surpassing Microsoft (MSFT), circa 1999, as the largest U.S. company ever — is right up there. I mean, how high is up? How big is BIG? What does Apple win, Johnny!?
But it did get me to thinking again about the lifespan of successful tech and Internet companies. There seems to be a trajectory that grants them life in the fast lane for 10 to 20 years before they are overtaken,…
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