Why Microsoft's stock is a better investment than Apple

Apple Inc. has long been the most valuable U.S. company, but Microsoft Corp. seems poised to overtake it. A look back at the companies’ financial performance and a look ahead at expected revenue and profits make the case that Apple is no longer a growth stock and that Microsoft is the better long-term investment.Late Friday morning, Apple AAPL, +0.18% remained in the top spot with a market capitalization of $2.893 trillion, just ahead of Microsoft MSFT, +0.96% at $2.884 trillion. Apple’s stock was down 3.4% ...