Tech companies have endured a PR nightmare, not that the business world cares

Tech companies, once a shining beacon of American innovation and optimism about the future of technology, have endured a brutal run of press in the past couple years. 

Not that it's making much of a difference, at least in the business world. 

Fortune magazine has released its list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and, as expected, it's a who's who of mega-giants that dominate our every day life.

Just so we're all on the same page, here's the top 10:

1. Apple

2. Amazon

3. Alphabet

4. Berkshire Hathaway

5. Starbucks

6. Walt Disney

7. Microsoft

8. Southwest Airlines

9. FedEx

10. JPMorgan Chase Read more...