Techcrunch predicts that by October 2009, GOOG will have the largest Market Cap in America (more than EXXON, MSFT, AT&T and GE).

Isn't Apple in contention too?

A market cap of 180b, growth of 121% in year 2007, and the release of the most amazing phone ever, right at the cusp of the mobile revolution, makes them a stronger contender than Google. Google's growth has been phenomenal, but so has Apple's.

iPhone v1 may not have been liked by everyone, but it's the best start Apple could have had.

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