‘Fortune’ Puts Apple At Top Of ‘Most Admired Companies’ For Third Year
By Mark Memmott
Apple Inc. tops Fortune‘s “world’s most admired companies” list again this year, the magazine reports today. It’s the third year in a row that the maker of Macs, iPhones and iPods has been No. 1.
“What makes Apple so admired?” Fortune asks. “Product, product, product. This is the company that changed the way we do everything from buy music to design products to engage with the world around us. Its track record for innovation and fierce consumer loyalty translates into tremendous respect across business’ highest ranks.”
Rounding out the top 10:
– No. 2: Google.
– No. 3: Berkshire Hathaway.
– No. 4: Johnson & Johnson.
– No. 5: Amazon.com.
– No. 6: Procter & Gamble.
– No. 7: Toyota Motor.
– No. 8: Goldman Sachs.
– No. 9: Wal-Mart.
– No. 10 Coca-Cola.
The name that pops out, given recent news about the millions of vehicles it’s had to recall, is Toyota. Fortune says that:
“Our surveys were completed in the fall and winter — most were received after Toyota’s October recall of floor mats, but well before the gas-pedal crisis escalated to epic proportions in January. At the time of the polling, Toyota reaped the benefits of its legendary reputation for quality leadership and from its continued growth as U.S. car companies suffered; in 2008, the company surpassed General Motors as the world’s largest automaker.”
Fortune and the Hay Group survey “more than 4,100 executives, directors, and securities analysts across industries” to come up with the list.
about 5 months ago
This is absolutely HILARIOUS! (Shut up, giant eraser head!)
At first I thought the conker was used to conk another kid on the head!
We had a game called Kebangers. 2 hard plastic balls on string about 8 inches long attached to a handle. The idea was to get the balls clacking each other over and under the handle with an up & down motion. (Does that make sense?) Any-hoo, you always knew who was no good at it because their forearms were covered in bruises.
Glad to hear your grandchildren are keeping the tradition alive!
about 4 months ago
I once knew a girl who had this prank pulled on her: someone put a duck between the storm door and the regular door of her house in the middle of the night. so when she got woke up because of the noise of a very stuck duck, she opened the inside door to see what it was and the duck, very frantic at this point, ran into her house and went a bit batty trying to find a way out. It's a bit stressful for the duck, and I'm not sure how one acquires a duck, but it's a pretty epic prank.
about 4 months ago
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about 3 months ago
No.