蘋(píng)果

2012年排名： 8

連續(xù)上榜時(shí)間：6年

????隨著2011年新CEO的任命,，所有的眼睛都在盯著蘋(píng)果公司（Apple）,。這家總部位于加州庫(kù)比蒂諾的跨國(guó)公司2007年首次上榜,，排名第6,。此后,，它一直保持在前40位以內(nèi),。2012年排名第8。

????蘋(píng)果的高增長(zhǎng)源于革命性的產(chǎn)品,。消費(fèi)者對(duì)iPad和 iPhone的需求培育了一個(gè)應(yīng)用軟件下載市場(chǎng),，既幫助用戶實(shí)現(xiàn)從購(gòu)物到玩游戲的各種任務(wù)，又反過(guò)來(lái)拉動(dòng)了消費(fèi)者對(duì)蘋(píng)果產(chǎn)品的需求,。2011日歷年,，蘋(píng)果實(shí)現(xiàn)銷(xiāo)售額1, 278億美元，與美國(guó)最大的科技公司惠普（Hewlett-Packard）不相上下,。

????蘋(píng)果的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手,、韓國(guó)智能手機(jī)制造商三星（Samsung）正在迅速趕上，但風(fēng)向可能很快就掉頭,。2012年9月,，加州一個(gè)陪審團(tuán)裁定，三星侵犯了蘋(píng)果智能手機(jī)專(zhuān)利。隨著三星可能有8款手機(jī)在美禁售并面臨高額罰款,，三星可能面臨壓力,，需要全面調(diào)整手機(jī)生產(chǎn)。

Apple

2012 Fastest-Growing rank: 8

Years on list: 6

????With the naming of a new CEO mid-year 2011, all eyes have been on Apple. The Cupertino, CA-based multinational debuted on this list at no. 6 in 2007, and has continued to hold a place above no. 40 each year. For 2012, landed the no. 8 spot.

????Apple has gained from its blockbuster products. Demand for iPads and iPhones has spawned a market for downloadable apps that let users handle various tasks from shopping to playing games. And in turn, apps have fed consumers' demand for Apple's products. The company had $127.8 billion in sales during the 2011 calendar year, putting it neck-and-neck with Hewlett-Packard, the nation's largest tech company.

????Competitor Samsung has quickly caught up, but the tide could turn just as quickly for the South Korean smartphone maker. In September 2012, a California jury ruled Samsung infringed Apple mobile phone patents. This puts pressure on Samsung to overhaul how it makes handsets, as the company faces the prospects of a ban on eight phones in the U.S. and hefty fines.