Apple Inc.
Few facts
. multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics and computer software products.
. established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated January 3, 1977, the company was called Apple Computer, Inc. for its first 30 years, but dropped the word "Computer" on January 9, 2007
. Apple has about 35,000 employees worldwide and had worldwide annual sales of US$32.48 billion in its fiscal year
ending September 29, 2008.
History
. 1976 - Apple I personal computer kit - established by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak,
and Ronald Wayne
. 1977 - Apple II introduced at the first West Coast Computer
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History
. 1978 - Steve Jobs began working on the Apple Lisa
. 1984 - Macintosh announced by famous TV commercial
History
. 1989 - Macintosh Portable -Apple's first "portable" Macintosh
computer
. 1991 - PowerBook: the modern form and ergonomic layout of the
laptop computer
Current products
. computers - Mac
. mp3 players - iPod
. mobile phones - iPhone
. software - Mac OS and programmes
. others - Apple TV, Time Capsule
Mac
. personal computers - iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro
iPhone
. 3G phone
. high-tech functions:
. WiFi, bluetooth
. built-in GPS module
. 3,5" screen (320x480 pixels) with 16M colors . accelerometer sensor
up to 32 GB storage
3,2 Mpx camera with autofocus
iPod
. iPod Shuffle
. iPod Nano
. iPod Classic
. iPod Touch
Logos
The original Apple logo featuring Isaac Newton under the fabled apple tree.
The rainbow "bitten" logo, used from late 1976 until replaced in 1998 by monochrome themes.
The monochrome-themed logo maintained the
same shaped as the rainbow theme it replaced. It is still used and often appears in various colors on various products, such as packaging
and advertisements.
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