Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc (GOOG), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): You Have To Love These Three Tech Giants

Desktop computers aren’t going to be disappearing off of the surface of this earth. Desktop and laptop computers are likely to remain the most common content generation tools. You can’t create research reports, write articles, and do high-level work on a smart phone–imagine writing a college dissertation on a Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)! Likewise, the death of the computer isn’t likely. But what is likely is a temporary decline in sales, which is perfectly okay, as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has a wide variety of businesses that it can fall back on.

Analysts on a consensus basis anticipate Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to grow earnings by 8.74% on average over the next 5-years. The company also compensates its investors through a 2.63% dividend yield. The company is safe, stable and growing. Likewise, the 18 earnings multiple is reasonable considering the diversified business portfolio that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has.

Conclusion

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) are known to go Rocky Balboa against each other in an attempt to steal market share from one another. The three giants do an unbelievable job of playing poker with each other, and I think the three companies will be staying at the poker table together for a really long time.

The article You Have To Love These Three Tech Giants originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Alexander Cho.

Alexander Cho has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Apple and Google. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Alexander is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network — entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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