Azqi schrijft: "Op basis van de slotkoers van vrijdag(Nasdaq) is Cisco systems Microsoft voorbij gegaan qua beurswaarde. Donderdag lukte dit ook al even, maar toen konden de aandelen van Cisco dit niet vasthouden.":
Based on those prices and on fully diluted stock totals from quarterly statements, Cisco ended the day with a stock market value of $579.2 billion, slightly ahead of Microsoft's $578.2 billion.
Shares in Cisco, the largest maker of equipment that powers the Internet, climbed steadily so far this year, gaining one-third in value. More than 80 percent of all Internet traffic runs across Cisco networks.