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[Real Reality]

Global Most Admired Companies

Rank... Company
1 ....... General Electric (Electronics) U.S.
2 ....... Wal-Mart Stores (General Merchandisers) U.S.
3 ....... Dell (Computers) U.S.
4 ....... Microsoft (Computers) U.S.
5 ....... Toyota Motor (Motor vehicles) Japan

39 .... Samsung Electronics (Electronics) South Korea

FORTUNE selects its All-Star list based on voting across industry lines
From the March 7, 2005 issue
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/globaladmired

[VanIslander]

Obviously, computer companies and car manufacturers are high on the list. And, technically, General Electric is not an electronics company, it's a conglomerate of several industries.

Samsung and LG are incredibly successful in the mobile phone technology industry, two of the world's top 5 companies.

No surprise that the Fortune magazine's most admired list is mostly American companies.

[nrvs]

I do.

KT's service far exceeds anything I've ever dealt with in America. At home, it's like pulling teeth to get someone from Verizon to fix your internet connection. With KT, I call the Megapass English help number and a technician's over the same day.

At home I always preferred Samsung cell phones too.

[khyber]

so far, i've found that the grocery store at the bottom of the hill is absoluately fabulous. best selection (sans cheese), bags everyone groceries, helpful, never wait for a scale....and GREAT fruit!
that's the best damn company

[eamo]

Hanaro.

They installed nice, fast internet for me. Cheaper than KT. And threw in a free gift to the value of 70,000 won!!!

I chose a cute little blue rice cooker.....

[bucheon bum]

samsung electronics is kicking butt here in the us. that's one korean company i admire.

[Hollywoodaction]

Well, I'm impressed by how LG electronics managed to shed its old image after having produced some of the worst home electronics ever under the name Goldstar (remember those cheap brittle-plastic sound systems on sale at K-mart. My friend cried for 2 weeks when his parents gave him one for Christmas). Now, it's on the verge of becoming a major brand.

Hyundai auto has been making pretty good cars since 2002 (design facilties are now in the US).

[Swiss James]

iRiver

[mindmetoo]

Samsung, LG, KIA, and GM/Daewoo. Hyundai not for the cars but for their big department stores.

[Blind Willie]

I admire any hagwon that pays me on time and in full.

[mindmetoo]

[Ya-ta Boy]

I admire LG for having the guts to maintain the tradition of employing a face reader in its personnel department.