Ever thought the term Fortune 500 attached to a company was a little silly and pretentious? A glance at the latest list published in Fortune magazine shows it to be not just silly but ludicrous: the list purports to show only US industrial companies – but it classifies AT&T Co as a service company and eliminates it altogether despite the fact that with NCR Corp added in, AT&T’s non-service businesses alone would give the firm a ranking in the 50s.
