[drats]

Given what this is ranking I am surprised they are so high, this has nothing to do with market cap, cash on hand or the devotion of fans.

[joshbetz]

What does it have to do with?

The 217,000 most important companies, financial firms, and people...

[yariang]

Why did you stop there though?

"...in the startup world..."

In fact, I am surprised to see a lot of non-startup companies like Nokia listed quite highly.

[joshbetz]

So Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft are in the startup world, but Apple isn't?

[herdrick]

Me too.

[AVTizzle]

Apple is in the startup world. How different would the startup economy be without Apple's platforms to develop, deploy, and discover on?