Comments on: World’s 25 Most Influential Companies http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:44:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: avinash http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-136004 avinash Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:22:25 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-136004 HCL deserved to be in list given the innovative management style Vineet, the new CEO has introduced. moreover this company dares to be different from rest of the Indian company where CEO is accountable to the employees. Proud be an HCLite. HCL deserved to be in list given the innovative management style Vineet, the new CEO has introduced. moreover this company dares to be different from rest of the Indian company where CEO is accountable to the employees. Proud be an HCLite.

]]> By: gloppie http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-135986 gloppie Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:08:15 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-135986 Not ONE weapons / defence manufacturer ? Completely bogus list. Me thinks that let's say Ratheon is more influential than let's say...Craigslist. Not ONE weapons / defence manufacturer ?
Completely bogus list.
Me thinks that let’s say Ratheon is more influential than let’s say…Craigslist.

]]> By: ButtoMcFarty http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-135984 ButtoMcFarty Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:02:40 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-135984 No tobacco company? Is there any other industry that carries higher healthcare cost? I don't see any big pharma either. Silly list. No tobacco company?
Is there any other industry that carries higher healthcare cost?

I don’t see any big pharma either.

Silly list.

]]> By: VangelV http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-135981 VangelV Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:20:04 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-135981 The most influential company would have to be Saudi Aramco because it is the swing producer that controls global oil prices. The most influential company would have to be Saudi Aramco because it is the swing producer that controls global oil prices.

]]> By: rlux http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-135978 rlux Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:05:06 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-135978 Facebook is more influential than Adobe? I think not. Facebook is more influential than Adobe? I think not.

]]> By: Blackhalo http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-135975 Blackhalo Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:50:14 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-135975 "Google is interesting, but it really really really really needs to get past searching and prove itself in a second market." I would be inclined to say that Google has advertising on the Web, pretty much locked up. I do not know how much they make from search, but I have yet to pay for one with anything but my eyeballs. I know some companies do though, as I have worked with the production of some of their search appliances. MS has the client OS, word processing and scheduling locked up right now, which is the only real place they make their money. But, I wonder how long a recession has to last before companies start to care about the 50$ for the OS and the 250$ for Office suite. I could see businesses like call centers switching to alternatives first. “Google is interesting, but it really really really really needs to get past searching and prove itself in a second market.”

I would be inclined to say that Google has advertising on the Web, pretty much locked up. I do not know how much they make from search, but I have yet to pay for one with anything but my eyeballs. I know some companies do though, as I have worked with the production of some of their search appliances.

MS has the client OS, word processing and scheduling locked up right now, which is the only real place they make their money. But, I wonder how long a recession has to last before companies start to care about the 50$ for the OS and the 250$ for Office suite. I could see businesses like call centers switching to alternatives first.

]]> By: donna http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-135974 donna Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:43:37 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-135974 I love Facebook. It lets me know to avoid anyone with a facebook page... I love Facebook. It lets me know to avoid anyone with a facebook page…

]]> By: VennData http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-135964 VennData Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:15:58 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-135964 Where's Gazprom? C'mon, Intuit beats Gazprom? C'mon. Where’s Gazprom? C’mon, Intuit beats Gazprom? C’mon.

]]> By: AGG http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-135963 AGG Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:11:32 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-135963 Barry, Save the list and look at it again in five years. 70% will have failed. Barry,
Save the list and look at it again in five years. 70% will have failed.

]]> By: vaughn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/worlds-25-most-influential-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-135958 vaughn Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:20:44 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=14016#comment-135958 You are what you eat.... ADM You are what you eat….
ADM

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