Remember in 1997 when Microsoft poured $150 Million into Apple for $5.43 per share?Well just 10 short years later Apple’s share price is $122.06 which would makes Microsoft’s shares worth $18 billion.
Apple shares were then selling at $5.43 a share. They closed Friday at $122.06. The potential gain on the shares: $18.1 billion.By comparison, if Microsoft spent the same money on its owns shares, then selling at $17.67 and closing at $28.25 Friday, the gain would have been (only) $89.8 million.-barnako.com