For the seventh year in a row, Apple has been deemed the "World's Most Admired Company," edging out rivals such as Amazon and Google to take first place in the 2014 rankings.

Sam Oliver, Apple Insider - 27/02/2014

Very interesting to note this piece of news. Personally I have always felt admiration for Apple, so long as they intend to cum out exciting gadgets and continually NOT copy any of its competitors. Apple would probably be my dream man if only for a short while, you could imagine the pressure to be huge. I think a firm that has been through such a raucous history as theirs deserves the admiration we give them. Though placing them on too higher pedestal might make us overlook other smaller innovations from other businesses.