In the context of this series of interconnected finance-related queries and the additional information provided by the pretext, table data, and posttext from a company's financial filings, please provide a response to the final question. This may require extracting information from the context and performing mathematical calculations. Please take into account the information provided in the preceding questions and their answers when formulating your response:
Context: table of contents company stock performance the following graph shows a five-year comparison of cumulative total shareholder return , calculated on a dividend reinvested basis , for the company , the s&p 500 index , the s&p computer hardware index , and the dow jones u.s . technology supersector index . the graph assumes $ 100 was invested in each of the company 2019s common stock , the s&p 500 index , the s&p computer hardware index , and the dow jones u.s . technology supersector index as of the market close on september 30 , 2008 . data points on the graph are annual . note that historic stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance . fiscal year ending september 30 . copyright 2013 s&p , a division of the mcgraw-hill companies inc . all rights reserved . copyright 2013 dow jones & co . all rights reserved . *$ 100 invested on 9/30/08 in stock or index , including reinvestment of dividends . september 30 , september 30 , september 30 , september 30 , september 30 , september 30 . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td>september 30 2008</td><td>september 30 2009</td><td>september 30 2010</td><td>september 30 2011</td><td>september 30 2012</td><td>september 30 2013</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>apple inc .</td><td>$ 100</td><td>$ 163</td><td>$ 250</td><td>$ 335</td><td>$ 589</td><td>$ 431</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>s&p 500 index</td><td>$ 100</td><td>$ 93</td><td>$ 103</td><td>$ 104</td><td>$ 135</td><td>$ 161</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>s&p computer hardware index</td><td>$ 100</td><td>$ 118</td><td>$ 140</td><td>$ 159</td><td>$ 255</td><td>$ 197</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>dow jones us technology supersector index</td><td>$ 100</td><td>$ 111</td><td>$ 124</td><td>$ 128</td><td>$ 166</td><td>$ 175</td></tr></table> .
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q0: what was the difference in price for apple between 2008 and 2013? 331.0
q1: and the percentage growth? 3.31
q2: and the difference for the s&p computer hardware index over the same period? 97.0
q3: and the starting price for the index? 100.0
q4: so what was the percentage growth? 0.97
Question: and the difference between these two growth rates?
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