Interbrand's Best Global Brands of 2011, released today, shows Apple making a jump from 17th to eighth in the list of the world's most valuable brands, with a 58 percent gain in brand value to $33.5 billion. The move was the biggest in the top 100 companies, and saw Apple leapfrog Disney and HP, AppleInsider reports. The upgrading caps a record year for the company that may well see it become (at least temporarily) the number one computer vendor.
