Fortune says Apple tops them all!

This tidbit of news is not a surprise, but it's sure nice to see.

For the 4th straight year Fortune says that Apple is the world's most admired company, as it "continues to set the bar high for high tech companies across the board."

Citing nearly doubled profits from a year ago, launching the iPad and iPad 2, and working with Verizon to sell the iPhone 4 on their CDMA network, Fortune also praises Apple for doing so well while Steve Jobs has been on medical leave.

Apple's success is a welcome relief from the years in the 1990s when the company was seemingly wandering in the wilderness and survival was not a sure thing. The Apple of today is not only advancing profits in a weak economy, but beginning to define the future of computing to the degree that competitors are mostly copying Apple products rather than bringing new and unique innovations to buyers. Congratulations, Apple!

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Source: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/2011/snap…

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chrisd

Part of the reason that the other companies don't do very good is because they don't really innovate, they just copy Apple stuff. The only company that will come out of the next 10 years will be one that learns to do what Apple does, innovate, and not just copy products Apple has made.

March 04 2011 at 6:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

owenmhv

Too bad they treat us workers like crap, and I am not referring to the Apple Store, referring to 100 infinite loop location.

P.S. Worked for 15 months and quit, in that time, 7 of my coworkers left before me. Take a look at Fortune 100 Best Companies to work for, where is Apple on that list ?

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GLacy

How does Apple do it? Mr. Jobs told the competitors.

A combination of not just technology but applying liberal arts and humanities to Apple products. But the other companies won't hear it. They will continue to load their products with only technology in mind and adding as many buttons, plugs and switches that can possibly be fitted into surface real-estate. Occasionally they will take design clues from Apple. In the long run they will Continue to follow and never lead. Their success will be applied to only market share and not customer satisfaction.

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