To put things into perspective about the current state of the world economy, the ill health of European banks, and discretionary spending, consider this:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Technology company Apple is now worth as much as the 32 biggest euro zone banks.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/19/us-apple-worth-idUSTRE77I46520110819</div></div>
That's right. iPads, iPhones, MacBooks, iTunes, and everything else Cupertino peddles have made Apple worth more than the thirty-two biggest banks in Europe.
That's a shitload of money. Europe? Pwn€d!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Technology company Apple is now worth as much as the 32 biggest euro zone banks.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/19/us-apple-worth-idUSTRE77I46520110819</div></div>
That's right. iPads, iPhones, MacBooks, iTunes, and everything else Cupertino peddles have made Apple worth more than the thirty-two biggest banks in Europe.
That's a shitload of money. Europe? Pwn€d!
