View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/02/16/fortune.features.apple/ Monday, Feb 16, 2004 9:30am Fortune: Apple the only clear winner in convergence Apple is one of 20 tech companies for investors to watch, according to the latest issue of Fortune (paid subscription required). "The only clear winner in this new world is Apple, which has leveraged its computer platform to make it easy and fashionable for consumers to get with the digital-music age. Apple today sells almost as many iPods per quarter as it does Macs. Microsoft wants in on this business badly, but as HP's decision to shift its loyalty to Apple illustrates, Microsoft doesn't have much leverage just now." The February 24 issue also features a piece on Steve Jobs and the possibility of him taking Apple and Pixar to either Disney or Sony. The likelihood of either happening, the article concludes, is unlikely, as Jobs likes to be in control of his companies, something he'd have to sacrifice in part if he merged with a larger multifaceted entity.