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Apple Inc.

Also Known As Apple Computer, Inc. The company's legal name from 1977 until the January 2007 rename to Apple Inc.
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Apple Inc. was founded as a partnership on April 1, 1976, in Los Altos, California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, and incorporated the following year as Apple Computer, Inc. Wozniak hand-built the Apple I, the company's first product, and the Apple II followed as one of the first mass-produced personal computers; Wayne sold his stake back to Jobs and Wozniak twelve days after signing on. Apple's headquarters is Apple Park in Cupertino, California. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Company Type
American multinational technology company known for consumer electronics, software and online services. 2
Founded Year
1976 2
Headquarters
Cupertino, California, U.S. 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
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Who were Apple's original founders, and what happened to the one who is not well known today?

Apple was founded as a partnership on April 1, 1976 in Los Altos, California by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, and incorporated the following year as Apple Computer, Inc. Wozniak hand built the Apple I, the company's first product, but Ronald Wayne sold his stake back to Jobs and Wozniak just twelve days after signing on.
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AirPods, Products and Services

AirPods are designed and sold by Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. Initial Public Offering, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, Apple Inc.
Apple Watch, Products and Services

Apple Watch is designed and sold by Apple Inc.

Coopetition, Business Models
iPad, Products and Services

iPad is designed and sold by Apple Inc.

iPhone, Products and Services

iPhone is designed and sold by Apple Inc.

iPod, Products and Services

iPod was designed and sold by Apple Inc.

MacBook, Products and Services

MacBook is designed and sold by Apple Inc.

Founded By

Steve Jobs, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers

Co-founded with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne; Wayne sold his stake within days and is not separately catalogued in this atlas.

Source Wikipedia, Apple Inc.
Steve Wozniak, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia, Apple Inc.

Led By

Steve Jobs, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers

Chief executive 1976-1985 and again 1997-2011.

Source Wikipedia, Steve Jobs

Operates In

Electronics Industry, Industries
Source Wikidata: Apple Inc.
Information Technology Industry, Industries
Source Wikidata: Apple Inc.
Mobile Phone Industry, Industries
Source Wikidata: Apple Inc.
Technology Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia, Apple Inc.

Parent Company Of

Claris, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Claris

Related Corporate Events

Apple Inc. Initial Public Offering, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, Apple Inc.
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Apple DOS

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Apple GS/OS

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Apple I

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Apple II

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Apple Pascal

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Apple ProDOS

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Apple SOS

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AppleScript

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BridgeOS

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Classic Mac OS

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Dylan (programming language)

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iOS

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Macintosh

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Swift

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Apple Inc.
  • Wikidata Q312, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q312 P31=Q891723 (public) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
  • Operates In: Electronics Industry, Wikidata P452 industry claim
  • Operates In: Information Technology Industry, Wikidata P452 industry claim
  • Operates In: Mobile Phone Industry, Wikidata P452 industry claim
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2. Wikipedia, Apple Inc.
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  • Lead section
    Founded in 1976 as Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, the company was incorporated by Jobs and Wozniak as Apple Computer, Inc. the following year.
  • Infobox: image_caption
    Apple Park, the company's headquarters, in Cupertino, California
  • Infobox: former_name
    Apple Computer Company (1976-1977), Apple Computer, Inc. (1977-2007)
  • In Category: Companies and Brands
  • Operates In: Technology Industry
  • Founded By: Steve Wozniak
  • Associated With: Apple Inc. Initial Public Offering, 1976-1980: Founding and incorporation
  • Related Corporate Events: Apple Inc. Initial Public Offering
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Wikipedia: Claris
Parent Company Of: Claris, Infobox: parent
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