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I am pretty sure the post would be true if measured on profits, roughly.

Yep. Q2 2012 profits:

Apple - 11.6 billion

Microsoft - 5.11 billion

Google - 2.89 billion

Facebook and Amazon both < 1 billion

That's ridiculous. Apple's recent 2-3 quarters have been SUPER strong, much more than I would have expected.

No it wouldn't. 2011 profit/net income figures (from the 10-K filings) are:

Apple - $26bn Microsoft - $23bn Google - $9.7bn

So Apple edged past Microsoft in 2011. It is still some way from overtaking all of the companies combined.