APPLE Inc.“THINK DIFFERENT”
History of Apple Inc.
Founded in April 1st 1976
California, United States
◦ Steve Jobs
◦ Steve Wozniak
◦ Ronald Wayne
Company was made to make
◦ Computer Software and Hardware
◦ Consumer electronics
◦ Digital distribution
Apples first product was the Apple
• Hand built
• Went on sale in July of 1976
• Product was made by
Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne
• On April 16, 1977 the Apple II was introduced
• It was unique and different
• Colored graphics
• In May 1980, the Apple III was introduced
• When it went public, created more millionaires than
any company in history
Apple Lisa lunched in 1983
First computer with a GUI
Extreme failure due high price tag
Designed in 1984
Sold very strong in the beginning but because of its
high price, total consumption was low
PowerBook
◦ 7lbs with 3 hour battery
◦ The success of the power book led to a
dramatically increasing revenue
Macintosh LC
◦ First affordable, color-capable Macintosh
◦ Made fairly basic to keep the prices down
◦ Desktop modern technology
◦ unique design
◦ Newer improved version
of the Macintosh LC
•Latest technology
•High power
•New Design
•January 2007, Steve Jobs reveals iPhone
•First Time Touch Finger Technology
•Combination of Internet-enabled
smartphone
• iPhone 5s features an A7 chip
•Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor
•iOS 7
•Combination Of Computer And Phone
•Idea revolutionized the world
•First Retina display Technology
•Power full LTE Technology
•Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor
◦ First released October 23, 2001
◦ Most recent September 12, 2012
◦ four current versions:
i) iPod Shuffle ii) iPod Nano
iii) iPod Touch IV) iPod Classic
◦ Ranging:
2GB (Shuffle) to 160GB (Classic)
In April 28, 2003, Apple iTunes store was released
◦ Offered online downloads
◦ Service quickly became market leader of online music services
◦ By June 2013, there were over 50 billion downloads
◦ Each song for $0.99
Future
•Apple plans on focusing on customer
satisfaction
•Improving performance stability
“Something new”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc
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Apple History and Products

Apple History and Products