Microsoft and Google in a contest for…second

While Apple sits at the top of the list of most valuable companies, roughly $760 billion by market cap, Microsoft and Google have seen their respective market values rise as well, bolstered by steady revenues and market growth.

The two companies’ respective market values barely eclipse that of Apple, making their place for the second spot on the list a distant one.

As it stands, Microsoft closed on Friday with a market cap of roughly $392 billion on the heels of a largely positive quarterly earnings report. Google’s earnings did not seem to have as much momentum, the bane of declining ...