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AppleInc.
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AppleInc.isanAmericanmultinationaltechnologycompanyheadquarteredinCupertino,Californiathat
designs,develops,andsellsconsumerelectronics,computersoftware,andonlineservices.Thecompany's AppleInc.
hardwareproductsincludetheiPhonesmartphone,theiPadtabletcomputer,theMacpersonalcomputer,the
iPodportablemediaplayer,theApplesmartwatch,andtheAppleTVdigitalmediaplayer.Apple's
consumersoftwareincludesthemacOSandiOSoperatingsystems,theiTunesmediaplayer,theSafariweb
browser,andtheiLifeandiWorkcreativityandproductivitysuites.ItsonlineservicesincludetheiTunes
Store,theiOSAppStoreandMacAppStore,AppleMusic,andiCloud.

ApplewasfoundedbySteveJobs,SteveWozniak,andRonaldWayneinApril1976todevelopandsell
personalcomputers.[7]ItwasincorporatedasAppleComputer,Inc.inJanuary1977,andwasrenamedas
AppleInc.inJanuary2007toreflectitsshiftedfocustowardconsumerelectronics.Apple
(NASDAQ:AAPL(http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/aapl))joinedtheDowJonesIndustrialAveragein
March2015.[8]

Appleistheworld'slargestinformationtechnologycompanybyrevenue,theworld'slargesttechnology
AppleCampus
companybytotalassets,[9]andtheworld'ssecondlargestmobilephonemanufacturer,byvolume,after
(1InfiniteLoop,Cupertino,California)
Samsung.[10]InNovember2014,ApplebecamethefirstU.S.companytobevaluedatoverUS$700billion
Type Public
inadditiontobeingthelargestpubliclytradedcorporationintheworldbymarketcapitalization.[11]The
Tradedas NASDAQ:AAPL(http://www.n
companyemploys115,000fulltimeemployeesasofJuly2015[5]andmaintains478retailstoresin
asdaq.com/symbol/aapl)
seventeencountriesasofMarch2016.[1]ItoperatestheonlineAppleStoreandiTunesStore,thelatterof NASDAQ100component
whichistheworld'slargestmusicretailer.ConsumersusemorethanonebillionAppleproductsworldwide DJIAcomponent
asofMarch2016.[12] S&P100component
S&P500component
Apple'sworldwideannualrevenuetotaled$233billionforthefiscalyearendinginSeptember2015.[3]This ISIN US0378331005
revenueaccountsforapproximately1.25%ofthetotalGDPoftheUnitedStates.[13]Thecompanyenjoysa
Industry Computerhardware
highlevelofbrandloyaltyand,accordingtoInterbrand'sannualBestGlobalBrandsreport,hasbeenthe
Computersoftware
world'smostvaluablebrandfor4yearsinarow,[14][15][16]withavaluationin2016of$178.1billion.[17]The Consumerelectronics
corporationreceivessignificantcriticismregardingthelaborpracticesofitscontractorsandits Digitaldistribution
environmentalandbusinesspractices,includingtheoriginsofsourcematerials. FablessSiliconDesign
Corporateventurecapital