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Apple Inc. By Jenny Wei Tony Gong Lei Cheng. General Information. An American corporation that designs and manufactures computer hardware, software and other consumer electronics. Headquarter is in Cupertino, California. 324 retail locations spanning 10 different countries.
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Apple Inc By Jenny Wei Tony Gong Lei Cheng
General Information • An American corporation that designs and manufactures computer hardware, software and other consumer electronics. • Headquarter is in Cupertino, California. • 324 retail locations spanning 10 different countries. • Employee 49,400(2010) , Revenue: 65.23 billion(2010) • In past 52 weeks, stock value form $199.25 to $364.90. Increase: 45,5%
Steve Jobs • Mr. Steve jobs—currently Chairman, CEO and co-founder. • Was born on Feb. 24, 1955 in San Francisco, Ca. • In 1972, graduated from high school and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon. • Dropped out after only one semester. • Salary: $1, net worth: 8.3 billion • Religion: Buddhism • Spouse: Laurene Powell (1991-present) • Children: 4
History • Established on April 1, 1976. • Steve Job own 45%, Steve Wozniak with 45% Wayne with 10%. • Apple I in 04/1976($666.66) • Apple II on 06/05/1977($1,298 for 4KB, $2,698 for 48KB) • The Macintosh computer was released on 01/22/1984 • Macintosh II in 1987 • iMac on 08/15/1998(first attempt to entre the PDA market) • iPod in 2001 • iPhone on 06/29/2007 • iPad on 01/27/2010
Major Products • Mac computer • iPod • iTouch • iPhone • iPad
Major Services • Apple Store • Apple Store On Line • iTunes Store • iBooks • Mobile
Reasons To Success • A good plan/Correct decision • Encourage creativity • Know the target audience and then target it well • Price the products correctly • Always look toward the future
Apple scholarship • Recognizing the academic and high school seniors with $2,000, an iPod Nano plus a pricey laptop to take to college. • Also provide education discounts for K-12, colleges, and universities.
Interesting Fact • Ronald Wayne was scared to put his assets at risk. Therefore, he sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozeiak for a reported $800. Today it would be worth over 3 billion dollars. • Jobs has never even commented about his thoughts on charity. • Put his energy into massively improving quality of life with all of his inventions.
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