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This article is about the technology company. For other companies named "Apple", see Apple (disambiguation).
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37°19′55″N 122°01′52″W / 37.33182°N 122.03118°W / 37.33182; -122.03118 Apple Inc. | | Type | Public | Traded as | * NASDAQ: AAPL * NASDAQ-100 component * S&P 500 component | Industry | * Computer hardware * Computer software * Consumer electronics * Digital distribution | Founded | April 1, 1976 (1976-04-01)
(Incorporated January 3, 1977) | Founder(s) | * Steve Jobs * Steve Wozniak * Ronald Wayne[1] | Headquarters | Apple Campus, 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, U.S. | Number of locations | 394 retail stores (as of November 2012[update]) | Area served | Worldwide | Key people | Arthur D. Levinson (Chairman)[2]
Tim Cook (CEO) | Products | Products list[show] * Mac * iPod * iPhone * iPad * Apple TV * OS X * iLife * iWork * iOS * iPad Mini | Services | Services list[show] * Apple Store * Apple Store online * Mac App Store * iOS App Store * iTunes Store * iBooks * iCloud | Revenue | US$ 156.508 billion (2012)[3] | Operating income | US$ 055.241 billion (2012)[3] | Net income | US$ 041.733 billion (2012)[3] | Total assets | US$ 176.064 billion (2012)[3] | Total equity | US$ 118.210 billion (2012)[3] | Employees | 72,800 (2012)[4] | Subsidiaries | Braeburn Capital
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad. Its software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity


References: On December 12, 1980, Apple went public at $22 per share,[44] generating more capital than any IPO since Ford Motor Company in 1956 and instantly creating more millionaires (about 300) than any company in history.[45] 1981–85: Lisa and Macintosh 1998–2005: Return to profitability On August 15, 1998, Apple introduced a new all-in-one computer reminiscent of the Macintosh 128K: the iMac (Apple Store, North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois in 2005) Mac OS X, based on NeXT 's OPENSTEP and BSD Unix was released on March 24, 2001, after several years of development
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