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Founders
- Steven Paul Jobs, Steven Gary Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne founded Apple on April 1, 1976.
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Apple headquarters
- The Apple headquarters is located in Cupertino, California.
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Apple name
- The company was named by Steve Jobs, who was a fruitarian at the time and just really liked the fruit.
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Apple I
- The first Apple computer, Apple I, cost US$666.66, according to the BBC.
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First Mac - The first Apple computer consisted solely of an assembled circuit board.
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First advertisement - The first advertisement for Apple Macintosh aired during the 1984 Super Bowl XVIII.
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Apple company - Apple Inc. was called Apple Computer Inc. for 30 years (until 2007). It was changed to reflect its expanding market.
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Logo - The first attempt at the company logo was a drawing of Sir Isaac Newton.
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Original logo - The original Apple logo was a rainbow apple. It was changed to white in 1997.
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First Apple stores - The first two Apple stores opened in 2001, and were located in McLean, Virginia and Glendale, California.
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Apple
- The company tried selling other products during the '80s and '90s, including cameras, clothes, shoes, and video game consoles.
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iPod - The name iPod came from '2001: A Space Odyssey.'
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iPod - The creator of the iPod initially offered the product to the companies Real Network and Philips, who both turned him down.
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Apple employees - As of 2021, Apple employs some 154,000 employees.
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Apple stores - There are six states in the US that do not have an Apple store: Montana, North Dakota, West Virginia, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.
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Earnings - According to Digg, Apple needs just under nine minutes to earn US$1 million.
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Slide-to-unlock - Apple patented their “slide-to-unlock” feature and sued Samsung in 2017 for trying to duplicate it.
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Current income - Some three-quarters of Apple’s current income comes from products developed within the past decade, according to thefactsite.com.
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Siri - Every Siri conversation is recorded and sent to headquarters to be analyzed and stored.
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Ronald Wayne - Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his shares in the company for US$800 in 1977. Today, they would be worth billions.
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Smoking - Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty.
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Steve Jobs fired
- Despite being one of its founders, Steve Jobs was fired from the company in 1985 after attempting to fire CEO John Sculley. He returned in 1997.
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iPhone sales - According to Computerworld, Apple was selling 849,600 iPhones per day in the first quarter of 2018.
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Apple.com - According to the site Spinfold, Apple.com is among the top 30 websites in the US and the top 50 in the world.
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First iPhone - iPhones seem ubiquitous now, but they were only launched in 2007.
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iPhone name - iPhone was not the original name for the product. Developers initially considered the names Mobi, Telepod, and Tripod.
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Cash reserve
- As of January 2021, Apple was reported to have US$195.57 billion in cash on hand.
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Jobs' salary
- For the final 15 years he spent with the company, Steve Jobs only accepted a salary of one dollar, just to qualify for the health benefits. See also: Calling up the telephone timeline
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Founders
- Steven Paul Jobs, Steven Gary Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne founded Apple on April 1, 1976.
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Apple headquarters
- The Apple headquarters is located in Cupertino, California.
© Shutterstock
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Apple name
- The company was named by Steve Jobs, who was a fruitarian at the time and just really liked the fruit.
© Shutterstock
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Apple I
- The first Apple computer, Apple I, cost US$666.66, according to the BBC.
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First Mac - The first Apple computer consisted solely of an assembled circuit board.
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First advertisement - The first advertisement for Apple Macintosh aired during the 1984 Super Bowl XVIII.
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Apple company - Apple Inc. was called Apple Computer Inc. for 30 years (until 2007). It was changed to reflect its expanding market.
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Logo - The first attempt at the company logo was a drawing of Sir Isaac Newton.
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Original logo - The original Apple logo was a rainbow apple. It was changed to white in 1997.
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First Apple stores - The first two Apple stores opened in 2001, and were located in McLean, Virginia and Glendale, California.
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Apple
- The company tried selling other products during the '80s and '90s, including cameras, clothes, shoes, and video game consoles.
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iPod - The name iPod came from '2001: A Space Odyssey.'
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iPod - The creator of the iPod initially offered the product to the companies Real Network and Philips, who both turned him down.
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Apple employees - As of 2021, Apple employs some 154,000 employees.
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Apple stores - There are six states in the US that do not have an Apple store: Montana, North Dakota, West Virginia, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.
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Earnings - According to Digg, Apple needs just under nine minutes to earn US$1 million.
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Slide-to-unlock - Apple patented their “slide-to-unlock” feature and sued Samsung in 2017 for trying to duplicate it.
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Current income - Some three-quarters of Apple’s current income comes from products developed within the past decade, according to thefactsite.com.
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Siri - Every Siri conversation is recorded and sent to headquarters to be analyzed and stored.
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Ronald Wayne - Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his shares in the company for US$800 in 1977. Today, they would be worth billions.
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Smoking - Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty.
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Steve Jobs fired
- Despite being one of its founders, Steve Jobs was fired from the company in 1985 after attempting to fire CEO John Sculley. He returned in 1997.
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iPhone sales - According to Computerworld, Apple was selling 849,600 iPhones per day in the first quarter of 2018.
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Apple.com - According to the site Spinfold, Apple.com is among the top 30 websites in the US and the top 50 in the world.
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First iPhone - iPhones seem ubiquitous now, but they were only launched in 2007.
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iPhone name - iPhone was not the original name for the product. Developers initially considered the names Mobi, Telepod, and Tripod.
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Cash reserve
- As of January 2021, Apple was reported to have US$195.57 billion in cash on hand.
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Jobs' salary
- For the final 15 years he spent with the company, Steve Jobs only accepted a salary of one dollar, just to qualify for the health benefits. See also: Calling up the telephone timeline
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Remembering Steve Jobs' legacy
The tech legend was born on February 24, 1955
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Although he's no longer with us, Steve Jobs left behind a legacy in the form of one of the most valuable technology corporations in the world: Apple. In this gallery, discover some random facts about Apple, its history, and its founders. Click on.
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