Apple History and Products
Founded in 1976, Apple Inc. began as a computer company founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Some of Apple's seminal early products included the Apple I computer in 1976 and the Apple II in 1977, which was a unique and colorful personal computer. Throughout the 1980s, Apple launched other computers like the Apple III and Lisa, and in 1984, the groundbreaking Macintosh, the first computer with a graphical user interface. In later decades, Apple introduced many successful consumer electronics including the iPod in 2001, iPhone in 2007 which pioneered the touchscreen smartphone, and iPad tablet in 2010. Apple has continued innovating with new versions of its products and aims to focus on customer satisfaction and performance stability for the
Apple History and Products
- 3. History of Apple Inc. Founded in April 1st 1976 California, United States ◦ Steve Jobs ◦ Steve Wozniak ◦ Ronald Wayne Company was made to make ◦ Computer Software and Hardware ◦ Consumer electronics ◦ Digital distribution
- 4. Apples first product was the Apple • Hand built • Went on sale in July of 1976 • Product was made by Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne
- 5. • On April 16, 1977 the Apple II was introduced • It was unique and different • Colored graphics
- 6. • In May 1980, the Apple III was introduced • When it went public, created more millionaires than any company in history
- 7. Apple Lisa lunched in 1983 First computer with a GUI Extreme failure due high price tag
- 8. Designed in 1984 Sold very strong in the beginning but because of its high price, total consumption was low
- 9. PowerBook ◦ 7lbs with 3 hour battery ◦ The success of the power book led to a dramatically increasing revenue Macintosh LC ◦ First affordable, color-capable Macintosh ◦ Made fairly basic to keep the prices down
- 11. ◦ Desktop modern technology ◦ unique design ◦ Newer improved version of the Macintosh LC
- 12. •Latest technology •High power •New Design
- 15. •January 2007, Steve Jobs reveals iPhone •First Time Touch Finger Technology •Combination of Internet-enabled smartphone
- 17. • iPhone 5s features an A7 chip •Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor •iOS 7
- 18. •Combination Of Computer And Phone •Idea revolutionized the world •First Retina display Technology •Power full LTE Technology •Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor
- 20. ◦ First released October 23, 2001 ◦ Most recent September 12, 2012 ◦ four current versions: i) iPod Shuffle ii) iPod Nano iii) iPod Touch IV) iPod Classic ◦ Ranging: 2GB (Shuffle) to 160GB (Classic)
- 21. In April 28, 2003, Apple iTunes store was released ◦ Offered online downloads ◦ Service quickly became market leader of online music services ◦ By June 2013, there were over 50 billion downloads ◦ Each song for $0.99
- 22. Future
- 23. •Apple plans on focusing on customer satisfaction •Improving performance stability “Something new”