They have gobs of $ and can easily wait out the downturn.
They don't need to innovate other than their OS. I see Apple as the tortoise, Microsoft as the hare.
Where would Microsoft be without Apple to rip off? They'd still be selling DOS! (That's where Microsoft got Windows in the first place.)
Like it or not, Apple is worth more than Microsoft.
Apple has had their share of bloopers, but they are more innovative than Microsoft at present, and its reflected in their stock prices.
apple is the fast hare w/ wiz bang.
MS is slow as mollasis.
then again remember how “experts” made fun of xbox?
They have a better movement interface than the wii and play station is art not product.