Apple Inc is an American computer company, closely linked to its co-founder Steve Jobs. It is best known for its innovative products, including the Apple I and II, Macintosh, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
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Apple Computer was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in California on April 1, 1976.. The name Apple was chosen for several reasons, but mainly because this name could appear before the ATARI company in the Cupertino directory at the time.
The apple logo is outlined because Steve Jobs did not want it to be confused with a tomato. Wozniak was the engineer and Jobs the businessman. His first product was the 1976 Apple 1, which was an impressive engineering achievement.
With the Apple II, the small Cupertino company and its dozen employees grow. Thanks to this development, it went public on December 12, 1980 and sold each share for $22. Before its initial public offering, the company only sold shares to its employees. After its IPO, 4.6 million shares are sold and this allows the company to earn money and increase its capital to 100 million dollars.
The launch of the Apple III marks the company’s first commercial loss. This failure is due to the absence of a fan in this model, which for Jobs was a symbol of fatigue for the user. Three years after this failure, Steve Jobs recruits John Sculley, the leader of Pepsi-Cola.
Apple released the legendary Macintosh in 1984, which was compact, equipped with a mouse and graphical interface.. Company problems forced Jobs to leave in 1985, and Wozniak left in 1987 for other reasons.
Unable to change Apple, John Sculley in turn resigned in 1993. In 1997, Steve Jobs returned and it was a new beginning for the brand.. Thanks to Jobs, new terminals are created, the iMacs with a design that is both original and colorful. The Cupertino company will then diversify and specialize in connected mobile devices such as the iPod, the iPad and the iPhone.
The main products of the Apple brand are the iMac, the MacBook, the MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro, the Mac Pro, the iMac Pro, the iPhone, andl iPad and the Apple Watch. As of April 2022, Apple has a market capitalization of $2.896 billion.
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