By Henry Funk
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I am a web developer. I love technology and have a passion of writing articles about technology news, especially new products.
Articles Source: Amazing Figures in Apple’s History
Apple Inc., an American multinational corporation, which is best-known for its hardware products including the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and so on. Established on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California, the company focuses on designing and marketing consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. As of May 2010, Apple is considered as one of the largest companies in the world. It is also the world’s most valuable technology company. The 35th birthday of Apple Inc. recently reminds us of many important milestones as well as impressive figures in its history.
35 years ago, the April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded Apple. The company's headquarters is located in Cupertino, California, USA.
The total number of apps downloaded from App Store has surpassed the “10 billion” milestone on January 22, 2011.
In 1999, the second-generation iMac G3 made by Apple Inc featured 5 colors including green, red, purple, blue and orange
In 1993, Apple launched its Newton PDA at $700 with clever advertising. The Newton was the first product to represent the failure of Apple
Steve Jobs owned 5.426 million shares of Apple and 138 million shares of Disney. Jobs has been named as the 43rd wealthiest American
Apple's operating system “Mac OS X” has been seen in the market for ten years. Mac OS X-based iOS has run on the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and the 2nd generation Apple TV
The first generation of Apple Computer, Apple-1 Computer, was auctioned at the price of $240.000. The Apple-1 Computer has sold about 200 units in 1976 at $666,66.
The year 1984 is an important milestone for Apple Inc. when co-founder Steve Jobs introduced Macintosh to the world for the very first time on January 24, 1984
Over 297 million iPods have been sold until now
About the Author:
I am a web developer. I love technology and have a passion of writing articles about technology news, especially new products.
Articles Source: Amazing Figures in Apple’s History
