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For the second year running, Apple has topped Fortune's list of the World's Most Admired Companies. Why Apple? Fortune ranks Apple tops in the computer industry for Innovation, People management, and Quality of products/services, while handing the company high mark in all remaining categories too. Says the overview:

It's been a rocky year for Apple: CEO Steve Jobs' health made headlines, and critics said Cupertino wasn't being open enough about it. But customers remained loyal to the brand that made white ear buds cool. As much of the computer industry struggled, Apple shipped 22.7 million iPods during its first quarter (up 3 percent from last year), 2.5 million Macs (up 9 percent), and 4.4 million iPhones. No wonder Apple tops our Most Admired list for the second year in a row.

Ah, that Mac resurgence: you can't help but see it in airport lounges, coffee shops, every place where people show up with the computer they want, not the one the company placed on their desks. Take a gander at the shot below from a New York meeting of Drupal enthusiasts. Drupal, a free and open-source system for building websites (including this one), runs on any platform; there's nothing inherent in it that calls for a Mac. Rather, it's the gathered enthusiasts who, free to choose any platform they like, created this scene:

It's hard to find the laptops in that shot that might not be Macs!

Congratulations on the Fortune award, Apple. Looks like more and more people are calling you #1 as well.