Today we have a list from Boston Consulting Group: “2013's Most Innovative Companies.”
It isn't a surprise who's first. Apple stands tall as it's their ninth consecutive year at the top of the list, ahead of Samsung (2nd) and Google (3rd).
Samsung has surpassed Google this year, which was ranked 2nd every year since 2006. Samsung's rise has been meteoric, just like its smartphone sales, as it was ranked 26th on the same list in 2008. Microsoft and IBM were also on the list, which have been top 10 every year since 2005.
The way that the list is compiled is a bit questionable, as is the case whenever you're creating a list to rank things based on superlatives— “innovative” being the key word here.
A survey of 1,500 international senior executives ranks the companies every year, combined with financial results for the last three years including shareholder returns, revenue growth and margin gains also contribute to the list.
I'm not sure how any of these financial statistics and rankings (from iPhone-wielding executives, most likely) shows “innovation” whatsoever, but it's really not up to me to decide.
You can interpret it any way you want, but this is just the way that it is.
Source: Korea Times
JA JA JA JA this is a joke or what? Apple Innovation? The innovation in Apple pass away with Steve Jobs
Innovation? What exactly has apple brought to the table that’s new?
The lightening connector! Finally a way for dim-witted people to recharge their cell phones. It was a huge problem.
Wow exciting! Oh wait no one cares
More innovative than google? Driverless cars, google now, glass, project loon… is there a company out there even attempting innovation at the level Google has been?
What a joke, Apple hasn’t innovated in years now.
Apple #1. Samsung #2. I think the criteria must be innovative patent litigation. With those rankings it sure as hell is not smartphone design.
Lol.