Here's something I never would have imagined as possible just a few years ago: Apple now has a larger market capitalization than Dell -- 72.13B versus 71.97B. Neither company is cheap -- Apple's P/E is 55, while Dell's is 24.

Probably transitory, but important in the general sense that Apple has made remarkable strides in the past decade, and looks to be positioned to continue.

I still have my copy of Wired Issue 5.06 (June 1997), the cover of which features a rainbow Apple logo wearing a crown of thorns atop a bold admonition : "Pray." One of these days I'd like to blow it up and frame it.

Also, I enjoy re-reading the "101 Ways to save Apple" article from the issue. Many things are absurd, and some were exactly the opposite of what apple did, and some ended up hitting very close to reality. I know some fellow mac heads out there might get a kick out of that.

The Big Picture: Apple now bigger than Dell