Also known as
  • Apple,
  • Apple Computer, Inc.,
  • Apple Computer,
  • Apple, Inc.
Apple Inc. (, , ), formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and closely related software products. Established in Cupertino, California on April 1 1976, Apple develops, sells, and supports a series of personal computer, portable media player, mobile phones, computer software, and computer hardware and hardware accessories. As of September 2007, the company operates about 200 retail stores in five countries and an online store where hardware and software products are sold. The iTunes Store provides music, music video, television program, movies, podcast, iPod game, and audiobook, which can be downloaded using iTunes on Mac OS X or Windows, and also on the iPod touch and the iPhone. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of personal computers, the iPod line of portable media players, and the iPhone. Apple's software products include the Mac OS X operating system... full article at wikipedia

  Business

Date founded
  • Apr 1, 1976
Headquarters
street address
city/town
state/province/region
postal code
country
  • 1 Infinite Loop
  • 95014
Revenue
currency
amount
valid date
  • 19,315,000,000.0
  • 24,006,000,000.0
  • Sep 29, 2007
Operating income
currency
amount
valid date
  • 4,726,000,000.0
  • Sep 29, 2007
Market capitalization
currency
amount
valid date
  • 170,000,000,000.0
  • Dec 31, 2007
Net income
currency
amount
  • 1,989,000,000.0
Major shareholders
Number of employees
number
date
  • 20,186
  • Sep 30, 2006
Ticker symbol
stock exchange
ticker symbol
  • AAPL
  • ACP
  • APC
Slogan
  • The Computer for The Rest of Us,
  • Think Different
Previous names
Spun off from
Spin offs
child company
Acquired by
Companies acquired
company acquired
date
  • 1997
Involved in merger
Product of merger