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AppleInc.
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AppleisanAmericanmultinationaltechnology
companyheadquarteredinCupertino,Californiathat AppleInc.
designs,develops,andsellsconsumerelectronics,
computersoftware,andonlineservices.Thecompany's
hardwareproductsincludetheiPhonesmartphone,the
iPadtabletcomputer,theMacpersonalcomputer,the
iPodportablemediaplayer,theApplesmartwatch,and
theAppleTVdigitalmediaplayer.Apple'sconsumer
softwareincludesthemacOSandiOSoperatingsystems,
theiTunesmediaplayer,theSafariwebbrowser,andthe
iLifeandiWorkcreativityandproductivitysuites.Its
onlineservicesincludetheiTunesStore,theiOSApp
StoreandMacAppStore,AppleMusic,andiCloud.

ApplewasfoundedbySteveJobs,SteveWozniak,and
RonaldWayneinApril1976todevelopandsell AppleCampus
personalcomputers.[7]ItwasincorporatedasApple (1InfiniteLoop,Cupertino,California)
Computer,Inc.inJanuary1977,andwasrenamedas Type Public
AppleInc.inJanuary2007toreflectitsshiftedfocus NASDAQ:AAPL(http://www.n
Tradedas
towardconsumerelectronics.Apple(NASDAQ:AAPL asdaq.com/symbol/aapl)
(http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/aapl))joinedtheDow
NASDAQ100component
JonesIndustrialAverageinMarch2015.[8] DJIAcomponent
S&P100component
Appleistheworld'slargestinformationtechnology S&P500component
companybyrevenue,theworld'slargesttechnology
ISIN US0378331005
companybytotalassets,[9]andtheworld'ssecond
largestmobilephonemanufacturer,byvolume,after Industry Computerhardware
Computersoftware
Samsung.[10]InNovember2014,Applebecamethefirst
Consumerelectronics
U.S.companytobevaluedatoverUS$700billionin
Digitaldistribution
additiontobeingthelargestpubliclytradedcorporation
FablessSiliconDesign
intheworldbymarketcapitalization.[11]Thecompany Corporateventurecapital
employs115,000fulltimeemployeesasofJuly2015[5] April1,1976inCupertino,California,
Founded
andmaintains478retailstoresinseventeencountriesas
UnitedStates
ofMarch2016.[1]ItoperatestheonlineAppleStoreand
Founders SteveJobs
iTunesStore,thelatterofwhichistheworld'slargest
SteveWozniak
musicretailer.Consumersusemorethanonebillion
RonaldWayne
AppleproductsworldwideasofMarch2016.[12]
Headquarters AppleCampus,Cupertino,California,
Apple'sworldwideannualrevenuetotaled$233billion UnitedStates

forthefiscalyearendinginSeptember2015.[3]This Numberof 478Appleretailstoresin17countries

locations (asofMarch2016)[1]
revenueaccountsforapproximately1.25%ofthetotal
UnitedStatesGDP.[13]Thecompanyenjoysahighlevel Areaserved Worldwide
ofbrandloyaltyand,accordingtoInterbrand'sannual Keypeople ArthurD.Levinson (Chairman) [2]
BestGlobalBrandsreport,hasbeentheworld'smost
TimCook (Chiefexecutiveofficer)
valuablebrandfor4yearsinarow,[14][15][16]witha JonathanIve (Chiefdesignofficer)
valuationin2016of$178.1billion.[17]Thecorporation LucaMaestri (Chieffinancial
receivessignificantcriticismregardingthelabor officer)