The LCD tv market is supposedly rumored to be worth about $100 billion dollars. Apple does invest in internet HDTV pretty heavily, however, from the research I found, they have invested about $3.9 billion dollars of their money into this project. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/evidence_points_toward_apple_releasing_hdtv_this_year_report.html
It is rumored that Apple will unveil a new iPad in the few months.
Lt. Dan invested the Bubba Gump shrimp boat money into Apple Computer. This is the 'fruit' company Forrest metions in the movie.
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Ipad 3 rumored for March or April 2012
Microsoft does not own any shares in Apple. As part of the settlement to a long running legal dispute between the two companies Microsoft invested $150 million in non-voting Apple stock in 1997. The stock was not held for very long and was sold for a profit.
On the 24th June 2011 Apple is valued (Market Capitalization) at $306.31 billion and Microsoft at $207.70 billion.
227.1 billion
From Apple's financial report in July 2011 Apple had $76 billion in the bank.
News on Apple commercials can be located on the internet and inside Apple stores. In particular Apple's homepage on the internet and YouTube have information available.
10,000 $$$ invested in IBM 1983
140 billion
227.1 billion