When you see the names Apple and Microsoft, you are probably reminded of a great war between two technology giants, may the better company survive. Of course, in the real world, that’s not really what’s happening. In fact, these two companies have a long, if shaky history of actually working together when it suits their [...]

These days, Apple appears to have discovered the magic formula of exceeding expectations. This was particularly true as Wall Street analysts began predicting just how much money it made in the last quarter. I doubt even the company’s own money people could have come up with the end result, since it exceeded their guidance as [...]