Hewlett Packard versus Apple advertising budget
People did not get my last post. This is more obvious.
From the last HP form 10K:
Advertising
HP expenses advertising costs as incurred or when the advertising is first run. Such costs totaled approximately $1.2 billion in fiscal 2011, $1.0 billion in fiscal 2010 and $0.7 billion in fiscal 2009.
From the last Apple form 10K.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $1.0 billion, $933 million and $691 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Observation
Hewlett Packard spends more on advertising than Apple.
John