TOTAL ASSETS Microsoft VS Sony.

[QUOTE="farrell2k"]

SONY: Total assets ▲ US$ 200 Billion (2009) 2 trillion y Total equity ▲ US$ 50 Billion (2009) Employees 180,500 (as of March 2008) MICROSOFT:Total assets ▲ US$ 72.793 billion (2008) Total equity ▲ US$ 36.286 billion (2008) Employees 89,809 in 105 countries (2008) (wikipedia MS,Sony) im tired of the fake market capital comparison.600pc

Sony (SNE) Market Cap. $26B

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=sne&=

Microsoft (MSFT) Market Cap. $179B

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=msft&=

That looks about 7x more than sony.

[QUOTE="Shafftehr"]If MS were to disappear today, the computer industry would be plunged into chaos - it's the cornerstone of the PC world, and the PC world as we know it would cease to exist without it. If Sony were to disappear today, there would be dozens of other hardware makers and movie studios there to take their place. MS has less in tangible assets, but has so much market capital, and makes so much more money, because it's simply a *way* more important and influential company.Espada12

Not really. OSX will just take over. The reason windows is successful is because it's simple, user friendly and has some idiot blocks built in. OSX is very close to windows so they will just get the entire market.

I'm sorry but Microsoft as a company is simply beyond comparison to any other company out there. Microsoft is huge.Toriko42

Which company has more money to spend? That's the important question. I'm not sure if the fact that Sony has a few billion bucks in TV's sitting in a warehouse is relevant.

Any one have any clue?

You know the price of the stock, and you can find out the book value per share. Price of the stock is the market value, book value per share is the accounting value, take that for what you will. No one knows what the true value of a company is, no one can predict the future.

Not to mention that these companies as a whole are in 2 different industries.

Yeah well my shares in Microsoft are worth more than my shares in Sony who are you going to trust more Wikipedia or an honest stockbroker like me?

[QUOTE="farrell2k"]

[QUOTE="Burning_Sun"]Nortel Market Cap once upon a time was at 300 BIILION now it worth less then 300 million. That value can fade away over night. Tangible assets don't. The intellectual property Sony owns in music and movies alone is worth more then MS.

Brownesque

Assets are also subject to depreciation. You make no sense. Sony's market cap is only $26B. As such, their total approximate net worth is only $26B. You make no sense.

If MS were to disappear today, the computer industry would be plunged into chaos - it's the cornerstone of the PC world, and the PC world as we know it would cease to exist without it. If Sony were to disappear today, there would be dozens of other hardware makers and movie studios there to take their place. MS has less in tangible assets, but has so much market capital, and makes so much more money, because it's simply a *way* more important and influential company.Shafftehr

[QUOTE="Shafftehr"]If MS were to disappear today, the computer industry would be plunged into chaos - it's the cornerstone of the PC world, and the PC world as we know it would cease to exist without it. If Sony were to disappear today, there would be dozens of other hardware makers and movie studios there to take their place. MS has less in tangible assets, but has so much market capital, and makes so much more money, because it's simply a *way* more important and influential company.RedruM_I

well when u listed wikipedia as ur source.u kinda lost all creditbility.

i would gladly take 1/4 of those money from those companies, but sadly you see.. i dont invest in them.

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

hmm...

this has nothing to do with the PS3 or 360.

600pc

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

hmm...

this has nothing to do with the PS3 or 360.

600pc

Market Value is alot more important than Assets, which MS has more of. Sony is a much larger company than MS but MS has more money.

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="Shafftehr"]If MS were to disappear today, the computer industry would be plunged into chaos - it's the cornerstone of the PC world, and the PC world as we know it would cease to exist without it. If Sony were to disappear today, there would be dozens of other hardware makers and movie studios there to take their place. MS has less in tangible assets, but has so much market capital, and makes so much more money, because it's simply a *way* more important and influential company.furomaster_99

Market Value is alot more important than Assets, which MS has more of. Sony is a much larger company than MS but MS has more money.

Trinners

[QUOTE="Trinners"]

Market Value is alot more important than Assets, which MS has more of. Sony is a much larger company than MS but MS has more money.

Zero_epyon

Sony and MS are in other markets other than gaming you know.

^^^ and how would you know this???

The world would flourish anyway right?

Apple is already here why don't more people buy Macs over Windows PCs'

Oh that's right because if Apple were to monopolise he industry instead of Microsoft do you think that tey wouldn't put a strangle hold on it?

MAcs high prices, lower performance machines, less software support, proprietry formats- Itunes MP3.

OSx only on Macs

Please, Microsoft have been in this game fo a number of years and has the Office cornered- You needa huge company to do that.

Don't think Microsoft are the only company preventing innovation and all other companies are goody gum drops.

Busines is ruthless and you take no prisoners- One of first things you learn in business.

[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"][QUOTE="Trinners"]

Market Value is alot more important than Assets, which MS has more of. Sony is a much larger company than MS but MS has more money.

Trinners

Sony and MS are in other markets other than gaming you know.

ehh my ealeir comment was meant to be for "Zero-epyon"

[QUOTE="600pc"] [QUOTE="600pc"][QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

hmm...

this has nothing to do with the PS3 or 360.

Zero_epyon

Sonycould take more loss then Microsoft?

So why didn;'t sony just bite bullet earlier with price drops instead of waiting for so long.

You know since Sony has more assets or what ever.

I can understand some Cows are fired up about this, but this event is fairly premature if they think it will change things.

The only real significant thing about Gamescon when you think about is the long awaited price drop, not the PS3 Slim.

[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"][QUOTE="Trinners"]

Market Value is alot more important than Assets, which MS has more of. Sony is a much larger company than MS but MS has more money.

Trinners

Sony and MS are in other markets other than gaming you know.

[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"][QUOTE="600pc"] yes delete this please! it shows how big sony really is.AdmiralBison

Sonycould take more loss then Microsoft?

So why didn;'t sony just bite bullet earlier with price drops instead of waiting for so long.

You know since Sony has more assets or what ever.

I can understand some Cows are fired up about this, but this event is fairly premature if they think it will change things.

The only real significant thing about Gamescon when you think about is the long awaited price drop, not the PS3 Slim.

^^^ and how would you know this???

The world would flourish anyway right?

Apple is already here why don't more people buy Macs over Windows PCs'

Oh that's right because if Apple were to monopolise he industry instead of Microsoft do you think that tey wouldn't put a strangle hold on it?

MAcs high prices, lower performance machines, less software support, proprietry formats- Itunes MP3.

OSx only on Macs

Please, Microsoft have been in this game fo a number of years and has the Office cornered- You needa huge company to do that.

Don't think Microsoft are the only company preventing innovation and all other companies are goody gum drops.

Busines is ruthless and you take no prisoners- One of first things you learn in business.

AdmiralBison