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BusinessWeek Ranks Apple the Top Performing Company

by , 9:50 AM EST, March 27th, 2006

BusinessWeek released its 2006 list of the top 50 performing companies, and Apple Computer came in at number one. BusinessWeek credits the iPod as a major factor in Apple's booming success, noting that sales in 2005 jumped up 66 percent, and profits went up by 216 percent.

In comparison, Yahoo! was 14, Microsoft came in at 34, and eBay at 37. PC maker Dell, which has occasionally criticized Apple in the past, didn't make the list.

Analysts see Apple as a strong driving force in the home entertainment market, and that should give the Mac maker the momentum it needs to continue growing. The introduction of the Front Row application, the Apple Remote, and the new Intel-based Mac mini have Apple poised to position its dominance as market leader in the portable music arena into the living room.

Apple's strong growth in the entertainment industry is being followed by strong sales in the computer market. American Research Analyst, Shaw Wu, predicts that Mac sales may grow as much as 27 percent in 2007.

The BusinessWeek Top Performers list ranks companies based on their market performance and potential. Last year, Apple was ranked at number 14.

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Close Name:Biff Posts: 1479 Joined: 08 Apr 2004
Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:23 pm Subject:

DOOMED!!!


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Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:50 pm Subject: I predict they'll be closing doors soon
Close Name:gslusher Posts: 2088 Joined: 13 Nov 2002
Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:11 pm Subject: Interesting list

Notice which company came in at number 7--Halliburton, much of whose growth in the past two years has come from no-bid contracts with the US Government for Iraq, etc.


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Close Name:Intruder -   TMO Mac Specialist Posts: 3142 Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:33 pm Subject:

You do realize, I hope, that Halliburton has what is called an IDIQ (Indefinite Duration, Indefinite Quantity) contract with the USG (set up long before 9/11) that requires them to perform certain services? These services come across as "no bid" contracts due to the way things are reported. However, they are given to them by the structure of the contract. They bid for this IDIQ competitively.

They have also been losing their shirts on most of it due to the added security costs and death benefits paid to some of the employees families.

I definitely would NOT want Halliburton's contracts.


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Close Name:Guest
Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:19 am Subject: Halliburton IDIQ (Indefinite Duration, Indefinite Quant)

Off topic, but interesting.

No, I have never heard this before.

Yea Apple.


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Close Name:raven4luck Posts: 5 Joined: 01 Mar 2003
Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:57 pm Subject:

DOUBLE DOOMED


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Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:33 am Subject:

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You GOOGLED?!? Blasphemer!!

Wait'll my friends find out you used my GOOGLE!!!


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