Following on to last week's post about Apple's retail strategy making them the most successful retailer - ever, comes today's news that for the first time, Apple's stock price is higher than Google's.

A pretty big milestone considering that Google hit $700 some 4 years ago and has not seen that level since while Apple as we know has grown from sub $200 share price to reach today's milestone.  Here's a handy graph for those playing at home:

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Apple Marketing Strategy drives Apple stock price past Google

Apple's stock price eclipsed Google's for the first time ever.