Apple Inc.

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Apple Inc., (NASDAQ: AAPL) formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and software products. 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, iTunes media browser, the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software, and Final Cut Studio, a suite of professional audio- and film-industry software products. The company operates more than 200 retail stores in eight countries and an online store where hardware and software products are sold.

Established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated January 3, 1977,the company was called “Apple Computer, Inc.” for its first 30 years, but dropped the word “Computer” on January 9, 2007  to reflect the company’s ongoing expansion into the consumer electronics market in addition to its traditional focus on personal computers. Apple has about 28,000 employees worldwide and had worldwide annual sales of US$24 billion in its fiscal year ending September 29, 2007. For reasons varying from its philosophy of comprehensive aesthetic design to its distinctive advertising campaigns, Apple has established a unique reputation in the consumer electronics industry. This includes a customer base that is devoted to the company and its brand, particularly in the United States. Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States.

 

Type	Public (NASDAQ: AAPL, LSE: 0HDZ,FWB: APC)
Founded	California, United States (April 1, 1976, as Apple Computer, Inc.)
Headquarters	1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California
Key people	Steve Jobs, CEO & Co-founder Steve Wozniak, Co-founder Timothy D. Cook, COO Peter Oppenheimer, CFO Philip W. Schiller, SVP Marketing Jonathan Ive, SVP Industrial Design Tony Fadell, SVP iPod Division Ron Johnson, SVP Retail Sina Tamaddon, SVP Applications Bertrand Serlet, SVP Software Engineering Scott Forstall, SVP iPhone software
Industry	Computer hardware Computer software Consumer electronics
Products	Mac iPod iPhone Apple TV Mac OS X Mac OS X Server iLife iWork Cinema Display AirPort
Revenue	US$24.01 billion ▲ (TTM FY 2007)
Operating income	US$4.41 billion ▲ (TTM FY 2007) (18.37% operating margin)
Net income	US$3.50 billion ▲ (TTM FY 2007) (14.56% profit margin)
Employees	Approximately 28,000 (July 3, 2008)
Website	Apple.com