Apple: "The World's Most Innovative Company"

BusinessWeek has published its Top100/Top25 of the world's most innovative companies. Apple ranks first, followed by Google and 3M. Of course selection criteria are defined by BusinessWeek and a Consulting Group, so it is not really well defined, but at least all companies are evaluated on the same basis. Microsoft ends up fifth, while Dell and Sony are 13th and 14th respectively.