Apple Computer (#11) is the third most admired tech company of Fortune’s Top 20 America’s Most Admired Companies list, behind #8 Dell and #10 Microsoft. Another tech company also on the overall list is IBM at #19. Full list here.

Broken out by industry, the Fortune list for “Computers” shows:
(Rank. Company – Overall score)
1. Intl. Business Machines – 7.31
2. Apple Computer – 7.14
3. Xerox – 6.85
4. Hewlett-Packard – 6.80
5. Pitney Bowes – 6.63
6. Canon – 6.55
7. Dell – 6.13
8. Sun Microsystems – 5.89
9. NCR – 5.34
10. Gateway – 5.19

Fortune’s “Computers” industry ranking here.

On the “Innovation” list, Apple Computer is the most admired company for innovation this year, up from #3 last year:
1. Apple Computer
2. Google
3. UnitedHealth Group
4. Procter & Gamble
5. Walt Disney
6. FedEx
7. Genentech
8. Nike
9. Advanced Micro Devices
10. Target

Fortune’s most admired for “Innovation” list here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews reader "ds" for the heads up.]

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