Apple now worth more than Google

Apple’s market value today rose above that of Google, whose CEO, Eric Schmidt, sits on Apple’s board of directors.

This makes Apple the third most valuable computer services out there behind IBM and the goliath Microsoft.

• Microsoft (MSFT) – $255,648,204,000
• IBM (IBM) – $169,964,678,000
• Apple (AAPL) – $157,012,662,240
• Google (GOOG) – $156,392,862,560
• Cisco (CSCO) – $142,125,692,160
• Intel (INTC) – $135,658,860,000
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $111,866,423,760
• Nokia (NOK) – $97,746,699,520
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $71,143,935,000
• Disney (DIS) – $59,257,501,500
• Dell (DELL) – $50,483,256,060
• Sony (SNE) – $38,423,938,420
• Amazon (AMZN) – $36,292,728,410
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $28,020,673,800
• Adobe (ADBE) – $24,198,781,026
• Motorola (MOT) – $22,415,964,785
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $1,002,688,900
• Palm (PALM) – $839,364,300
• Napster (NAPS) – $75,203,000

Steve has had his sights set on overtaking “big brother” IBM since day one of Apple’s existence, so it will be interesting to see where things go from here.

Via [All Things Digital] and [MacDailyNews]