Started in 1976 Apple Inc. was a small computer technology company run out of a garage by three young men, Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Worniak. Up until 2001 Apple only produced consumer computers that were faster than the market competition but reasonably priced. However big changes were seen in 2001 as Apple released the first generation of iPod portable digital audio player, and saw tremendous success in the marketplace with more than 100 million units sold over 6 years. This also sparked the creation of Apple’s iTunes Store which saw songs available for $0.99 and more than 5 billion downloads by 2008 (Wikipedia).…
Apple started in 1976 as a computer company. In the last decade Apple has expanded into a very detailed company that specializes in much more than just computers. In 2001, Apple broke the barrier and developed the company with the iPod, and it then eventually became the dominant market leader in music players. As well, Apple joined the phone industry in 2007 with the iPhone, which has also been widely successful,…
“Started by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, Apple has expanded from computers to consumer electronics over the last 30 years, officially changing their name from Apple Computer, Inc. to Apple, Inc. in January 2007.”(CrunchBase, 2012) Among many products that Apple Inc. offers, the iPhone, which is available in over 90 countries, is the most innovative in the cellular world and is constantly evolving.…
Three of Apple’s biggest successes are the iPod, iTunes, and iPhone. Introduced in 2001 the iPod offered consumers and easy interface to house up to 1000 “on the go” songs. For Apple, the iPod offered a monopoly type product with high margins. The iTunes application also rolled out in 2001 and offered users and easy interface to search and download music and movies. In 2002, Apple released the Windows version of iTunes instantly revolutionizing the music delivery market. To date Apple holds the number one spot for sales of MP3 players. The introduction of the iPhone combined the functionality of a cell phone, the iPod, Apple operating system and camera. Now users had mobile entertainment in the palm of their hands.…
New top-end mobile phones such as the Apple Iphone are allowing a new class of mobile to emerge in the world today. Combined with its ease of use, rich design, and well-organized application system through Apple App Store makes the Iphone an appealing platform for development of other smartphones. The Apple IPhone was released on June 29, 2007 by CEO of Apple Steve Jobs (Honan). The IPhone offers many of the innovative features found on competing devices, but it also differs from other smartphones on the market.…
The first generation iPod was one of the first mobile devices that a consumer could carry around comfortably. Before this, the bulky, disc-shaped Sony Walkmen dominated the market, requiring the user to have to go out of his way to purchase a CD and needing to change the CD in the event that he wanted to listen to a different album. Like changing a lens on a DSLR camera, it was impractical and time consuming. Therefore, Steve Jobs created the iPod, a mini personal computer that could hold music on a small device that allowed the user to switch from song to song easily, reducing the weight of the music kit and the time needed to change the song. The iPod also paved the path for the future of all mobile downloading through the creation of iTunes, a service still widely used today. The first generation iPhone was, perhaps, the most revolutionary piece of technology of the 2000s, bringing to the table a microprocessor, a touch screen, an iPod, a camera, a television, a telephone, a web browser, and a calculator all in a singular package. Before this phone, other phones used a trackpad or a stylus as means of interacting with the device. Consequently, losing or breaking the tool resulted in a useless piece of technology, in addition it the bulk of having to carry around another pen only for a phone. Steve Jobs aimed to ameliorate the situation by using a…
The Apple Company first created the hand held ‘I’ series in 2001, starting with the ‘iPod original’ mp3 player and expanding to include the iTouch, the iPhone, and, most recently, the iPad. The iPod series’ had built a reputation for having many models with a variety of size, shape, color, and operating systems. Some examples of these models include the iPod Nano, Shuffle, and Mini. Meanwhile Apple has kept the iPhone series to a basic size and only has a slight variation in shape and color between models. However, the iPhone series did have quite a few similarities to the iPod touch series. The similarities included touch screens, Wi-Fi capabilities and also used the same iTunes program and App Store. Apple has announced; as of September 12, 2012; that they are introducing a new addition to their iPhone series; the iPhone 5.…
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Macintosh File System vs. BSD UNIX File System. Why did Apple change? In order to find this answer I had first understand the two technologies and their background. Lets begin with Macintosh Operating System’s first file system named Hierarchical File System. Hierarchical File System was introduced in 1985 to support Apple’s first Macintosh model that contained a hard drive. The Hierarchical File System was created to overcome the performance issues with Macintosh’s original file system Macintosh File System. Macintosh File System was originally designed for floppy disk and small amounts of data storage, so it only made sense to replace the file system with adequate technology. (Cranston, July)…
Also changing the way Americans communicate, Apple Inc. has also changed the way Americans learn. Education is something that American’s take serious because it is something that can be taken away from an individual. Apple Inc. is the one that made us be able to access and search the internet. The internet has an incredible amount of all the information that can help a person learn about anything they might need to. Apple has opened up a whole new worldwide creation by creating new devices, and that provide so much information. Apple’s devices can be used to student’s advantages and others; therefore, many schools have been providing every student an iPad for the whole school day. Using iPads, teachers everywhere can teach more educated information…
With the introduction of the iPod in 2001, Apple sparked a digital revolution, which allowed consumers to carry thousands of songs on a single small device in their pocket. The iPod was a smashing success, and quickly became a pillar of Apple 's product lineup. As of a study done on September 1, 2010 there are oven 275 million iPods sold since 2001. But the real advantage of the iPod was its integration with iTunes.…
A. Apple Inc. is the company that has created and has been making iPhones since 2007. The genius behind this invention was a man named Steve Jobs. Jobs believed that cell phones were going to be an important part of people’s lives and they were going to need excellent software to make that possible. Ever since 2007 iPhone has come a long ways. At first the iPhone was only available on an AT&T contract, but in 2011 iPhone was expanded first to Verizon Wireless, then to Sprint.…
With the introduction of iMac in 1998, its profitability further increased (Apple, 2011). In 2001 Apple put its step in entertainment industry by introducing iPod. This created a platform for the domination of Apple Inc in the mobile industry. It later released the iPhone and iPad which have been a worldwide success. In the past ten years the company has also released a variety of other software which includes the iTunes, iWork and iOS marking its present in this…
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The Apple iPhone’s history is fairly easy to trace. There were many events that led to the invention of the iPhone however the original iPhone was released on the 29th June 2007 to the public. Before Apple created the iPhone, it went into partnership with a company called Motorola to develop a phone that used iTunes to integrate and manage both music, contacts and data information. The new ROKR E1 PDA (personal digital assistant) was released on the 7th September, 2005. Steve Jobs was the man who was involved in the design and technology of the iTunes. He was unhappy with the phone’s design when it came out. Apple stopped supporting the ROKR in September 2006, just a year after the phone’s release. Both Steve Jobs and Apple released a new ‘smartphone’ that was capable of displaying video and picture content and combining cell phones with data and PDA functions – hence the invention of the iPhone. Without iTunes, the iPhone would not exist today. iTunes is the foundation upon which Jobs’ vision for the future was built and it is the platform upon which the iPhone is build.…