Apple Inc.
Top 20 rank: 1
Rank in Computers: 1
“It is a tribute to its CEO that Apple, which ten years ago seemed headed for the slag heap, is No. 1 on this list,” Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports for Fortune. “Steve Jobs has always had a knack for weaving magic out of silicon and software. But who knew he could build a $24 billion (in sales) company on the strength of a portable jukebox and a computer with a single-digit market share?”
Elmer-DeWitt reports, “His pitch, as he leveraged the success of the iPod, was very simple: Apple products work, and if you buy more than one, they work better. The company (if not its stock) is on a tear, but even with the economy weakening, it will be interesting to see how economically sensitive this growth engine is.”
Other companiess from the Top 20 include:
2. Berkshire Hathaway
3. General Electric
4. Google
5. Toyota
6. Starbucks
7. FedEx
8. Procter & Gamble
9. Johnson & Johnson
10. Goldman Sachs
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14. BMW
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16. Microsoft
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20. Cisco
Also, for the third straight year, Apple is the most admired company for innovation:
1. Apple
2. Nike
3. Medco Health Solutions
4. Procter & Gamble
5. Herman Miller
6. Walt Disney
7. Fortune Brands
8. Burlington Northern Santa Fe
9. McDonald’s
10. ProLogis
Full article, with the rest of the top 20, how each of the companies rate in 8 key areas (Apple gets #1 industry rank in Innovation, People management, and Quality of products/services), and more, here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Giles" for the heads up.]
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