> Apple stock is up 3%, strongly implying that this ruling is good for Apple as well.

It's been decades since stock market represented reality. If that was the case TSLA wouldn't shoot up on every report showing massive revenue loss. The stock market is one big meme wheel.

The highest priced companies have the highest net incomes and highest profit margins, and biggest moats. Over many years.

That is what I would expect in "reality".