Apple Returns to Brand Perception Top 10 List

Apple returned to the top 10 in the 2014 ranking of YouGov BrandIndex, a brand quality measurement firm that polled more than 1.5 million U.S. adults last year.
Apple placed sixth, behind other technology-related companies like Amazon, which was first, YouTube (No. 2) and smartphone rival Samsung (No. 5), but slightly ahead of Android maker Google (No. 7.).
The Cupertino, Calif. company had been absent from BrandIndex's top 10 list for the previous two years, and had been No. 10 in 2011, sai