Apple Computer #3, Pixar #9 in Wired 40

[elbert]

In issue 12.06 (June 2004), Wired Magazine names the 40 companies driving the global economy. Ranked number 3, next to Google and Amazon.com, Apple Computer was praised for being "The New Face of Consumer Electronics", attributed to the success of the iPod, the iPod mini and iTunes.

The list also included Pixar at number 9.

The complete list:
[list=1][*]Google[*]Amazon.com[*]Apple Computer*[*]Genentech*[*]eBay[*]Samsung Electronics*[*]Yahoo![*]Electronic Arts[*]Pixar*[*]Cisco Systems[*]Infosys Technologies[*]Dell Computer[*]IBM[*]SAP*[*]Nokia[*]Netflix[*]Monsanto[*]Toyota Motor*[*]Vodaphone Group[*]Flextronics[*]InterActiveCorp[*]Nvidia[*]WPP Group[*]Intel[*]EMC[*]FedEx[*]Microsoft[*]Pfizer*[*]Costco Wholesale*[*]Comcast[*]Taiwan Semiconductor[*]Ameritrade*[*]Gen-Probe*[*]Tyanair[*]L-3[*]Citigroup[*]Level 3[*]Inditex[*]JDS Uniphase[*]BP[/list=1]
*new this year

Wired 12.06 is not yet available online as of this posting.

EDIT: You can now access the full list and aritcle: The Wired 40

[Edited on 5-27-2004 by elbertc]

[Gomi]

with the outrageous success of the iPod and future consumer products in the pipeline, it makes me wonder: Where does the mac fit in Apple's long term commercial viability?

:just a thought: :dry:

[winZu]

They recently divided the company into two major divisions to give focus and emphasis on both products (Mac and iPod).

W