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Sherman A1

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Mon Apr 1, 2013, 04:11 AM Apr 2013

April 1, 1976 – Apple Inc. is formed

Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California[2] that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod music player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and production suites. The company was founded on April 1, 1976, and incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. on January 3, 1977.[6] The word "Computer" was removed from its name on January 9, 2007, reflecting its shifted focus towards consumer electronics after the introduction of the iPhone.[7][8][9]

Apple is the world's second-largest information technology company by revenue after Samsung Electronics, and the world's third-largest mobile phone maker after Samsung and Nokia.[10] Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008, and in the world from 2008 to 2012.[11][12][13][14][15] However, the company has received criticism for its contractors' labor practices, and for Apple's own environmental and business practices.[16][17][18]

As of November 2012, Apple maintains 394 retail stores in fourteen countries[19][20] as well as the online Apple Store and iTunes Store.[21] It is the second-largest publicly traded corporation in the world by market capitalization, with an estimated value of US$414 billion as of January 2013.[22] As of September 29, 2012, the company had 72,800 permanent full-time employees and 3,300 temporary full-time employees worldwide.[4] Its worldwide annual revenue in 2012 totalled $156 billion.[4]



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April 1, 1976 – Apple Inc. is formed (Original Post) Sherman A1 Apr 2013 OP
(Belated) Happy Anniversary question everything Apr 2013 #1

question everything

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1. (Belated) Happy Anniversary
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 10:09 AM
Apr 2013

We have been Mac users since 1987. Only computers and, previously a printer. No iPods, iPads, iTunes and others. But are grateful to others who do - we have held shares of Apple since 2004..



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