The Race to $2 Trillion: Apple vs. Microsoft

Both Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) touched market capitalization values over $1.5 trillion this week, and the next stop could be $2 trillion. Such sky-high valuations may seem way out of reach, but several analysts have already laid out cases for the two tech giants to reach the $2 trillion milestone.

While both stocks have made adding about $500 billion to their market caps look easy over the last couple of months, the next $500 billion might be harder to come by. Let's take a look at the growth prospects of each company and their respective valuations.

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