What you need to know
- Microsoft recently dethroned Apple from its position as the world's most valuable company.
- This can be attributed to the tech giant's heavy investment in generative AI.
- Apple's iPhone sales have been relatively slow since the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in China.
- Microsoft's market share currently stands at $3.027 trillion, a few billion dollars ahead of Apple.
- Market analysts are placing all bets on Microsoft to take the most valuable company in the world crown in the next five years if it pushes on with its AI advancements.
