Google becomes No. 2 most valuable company in tech
In May 2010, Apple attained a ranking long thought unthinkable — the world’s most valuable technology company, a position it achieved by dethroning longtime rival Microsoft.
Apple still sits atop the throne. But in the meantime another company has come along to kick Microsoft down a peg: Google, which capped off a summer surge in its stock price by overtaking Microsoft today in market capitalization. In the technology sector, only Apple has a bigger market value.
Google closed the day at $761.98, up 0.99 percent. Microsoft closed at $29.51, down 0.82 percent. And just like that, Google’s…
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