Better Buy: Microsoft or Apple?

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which, Andrew Tonner, technology editor and analyst, and Austin Smith, consumer-goods editor and analyst, discuss topics around the investing world.

In today's edition, Austin and Andrew talk about which tech giant they like better -- Apple or Microsoft. The past several years have seen a kind of changing of the guards in big technology. Many of the darling growth firms of the 2000s are now as large as, if not larger than, original tech heavyweight Microsoft. Both look very cheap, and both have deep cash balances. Find out which stock investors need to watch going forward.

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At the time thisarticle was published Andrew Tonner and Austin Smith own no shares of the companies mentioned here. The Motley Fool owns shares of Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft and has bought calls on Intel.Motley Fool newsletter serviceshave recommended buying shares of Google, Intel, Apple, and Microsoft and creating bull call spread positions in Apple, Intel, and Microsoft. Try any of our Foolish newsletter servicesfree for 30 days. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe thatconsidering a diverse range of insightsmakes us better investors. The Motley Fool has adisclosure policy.

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