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Annex Bulletin 2007-34                             October 4, 2007

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Updated 10/04/07, 10:00PM PDT

Analysis of Top 20 IT Companies' Market & Business Results

"An Apple a Day..." Keeps Bears Away

...at Least in Current Stock Market; But Microsoft Still Towers over All in Market Cap, Net Income

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Bob Djurdjevic

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Volume XXIII, Annex Bulletin 2007-34
October 4, 2007

Bob Djurdjevic, Editor
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