Apple has taken the top slot in the Interbrand Best Global Brands list for the sixth consecutive year. It came out ahead of Google at #2 and Amazon at #3. The rest of the top 10 was rounded out with Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Samsung, Toyota, Mercedes, Facebook and McDonalds.
Interbrand calculated that the value of Apple as a brand had grown 16% since last year, saying that three factors explained its #1 ranking …
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