02-02-2016, 04:05 PM
American Multinational Corporation founded on April 1, 1976 by the legendary Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronal Wayne.
Headquartered in California and present globally
Designs and sells Consumer electronic, computer software and personal computers
Best known for Macintosh computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad.
Worlds largest publicly traded technology company by market capitalization
108 Billion revenue in 2011, 60400 employees, 364 retail stores in 13 countries
World's most admired company since 2008 as per Fortune Magazine
Most competitive and fastest changing market space.
Company History
1976 - Apple was founded by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
1980 - Apple went public
1984- Apple released Macintosh
1985 - Jobs left after tumultuous struggles with then CEO Sculley, and founded NeXT
2000 - Jobs became the CEO
2001 - Introduced a digital music player, the iPod
2007 - Apple Computers Inc. became Apple Inc. , unveiled the iPhone
2010 – Introduced the largest touch-screen web-browser ever, the iPad
Mission
“ Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.”
Vision
“ Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.”
It all Started with the Apple 1
Wozniak,s skill of manufacturing microcomputers
Job,s vision of manufacturing a personal computer
Shared idea of Building & selling personal computers