Jeff Campbell
09-22-2009, 08:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10357558-37.html' target='_blank'>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10357558-37.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Apple's brand is getting stronger, according to the 2009 Best Global Brands list released on Thursday by market research firm Interbrand. Calling Apple "among the most iconic of relatively young brands in the world," Interbrand moved it up four spots since its 2008 evaluation of the world's top 100 brands, from No. 24 to No. 20."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1253589024.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Going up better than dropping down, but the 5 brands pictured above haven't moved at all, retaining their rankings from 2008. You can see the <a href="http://www.interbrand.com/best_global_brands.aspx?year=2009&langid=1000" target="_blank">entire list</a> at the Interbrand site. </p>