Aug
9
In the fall of 1997, Michael Dell was asked what he would do if he were CEO of Apple. He answered that he would shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders (link). Today, nearly 14 years later, Dell (DELL) is worth $27 billion and Apple is worth 12.7 Dells.
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/08/09/apple-is-briefly-the-worlds-most-valuable-public-company/