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Anyone have any more information than I do about the AAPL vs. GOOG question?

For quite a while, AAPL and GOOG traded blows in the mid-hundreds range and both generally rallied 2000-2008. As of right now, they're still quite competitive.

Would the stock split be an attempt by AAPL to avoid the comparison?

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GOOG split in early April to create a third class of shares (Class C) that allows the founders to maintain control the company through their shares (Class B) for the foreseeable future. They had issued so many Class A shares, their 10:1 voting rights were becoming diminished.

Neither company cares about the comparison.

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