I ran this graph dated back to the last time I was looking for a job, just to compare how well each company has done since then. I never would have predicted this.
Great example of recency bias in investing/trading.<p>Take the same chart and move the slide bar to the left and see how equity performance changes. So you perception of performance will change depending on the timeframe/dataset you're viewing.
Link for non-flash users: <a href="http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/z?s=MSFT&t=2y&q=l&l=off&z=l&c=GOOG,YHOO,AAPL,AMZN&p=s&a=v&p=s" rel="nofollow">http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/z?s=MSFT&t=2y&q=l...</a>