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Spanish fashion chain Zara has expanded so rapidly in recent months that it has overtaken its main US rival Gap to become the world's largest clothing retailer.
But it does confirm that Microsoft is exploiting its desktop dominance in workgroup server software; and that, by "tying" WMP to Windows, it has overtaken its chief rival in the media-player market, RealNetworks.Particularly damning are the comments from providers of media content.
That disruption is already coming home to roost: Freeview notes that as of last quarter, it has overtaken Sky TV, its largest competitor and a Pay-TV provider, in terms of number of active users in the UK.
In Europe his Spain is taken seriously; Mr Aznar makes much of its new ascendancy in Latin America, where it has overtaken the United States as the biggest investor.
It has overtaken Prozac in sales.
It has overtaken Saudi Arabia as China's largest supplier.
Globe's user numbers surged, and within 15 months, it had overtaken its rival, thanks to the enormous lure of free access to Facebook.
Back in May, during its last set of earnings, BSkyB announced that it had overtaken Virgin Media as the UK's biggest triple-play provider.
Brazil had grown fifth fastest of the G20 countries, he said, adding that, if its GDP were calculated taking into account purchasing power, it had overtaken Britain and France, too.
