AppleThreeAppleschangedtheworld.ThefirstoneseducedEve.ThesecondoneawakenedNewton.ThethirdonewasinthehandsofSteveJobs.CompanyIntroduction•Companyname:AppleInc.(now)•AppleComputerInc.(until2007.1.9)•Companytype:Publiclimitedcompany•Dateestablished:April1,1976•Employees:60,400employees•2,900full-timetemporaryemployeesheadquartersAppleInc.'sworldcorporateheadquartersarelocatedinCalifornia.ThisApplecampushassixbuildingsandwasbuiltin1993.–1980:TheearlyyearsApplewasestablishedonApril1,1976bySteveJobs,SteveWozniak,andRonaldWaynetoselltheAppleIpersonalcomputerkit.In1980,Applewentpublic.–1985:LisaandMacintoshin1982SteveJobswaspushedfromtheLisateamduetoinfighting.In1984,ApplenextlaunchedtheMacintosh.JobsresignedfromAppleandfoundedNeXTInc.in1985.–1993:RiseandfallThesuccessofthePowerBookandotherproductsbroughtincreasingrevenue.AppleintroducedtheCentrisline,theresultwasdisastrousasconsumersdidnotunderstandthedifferencebetweenmodels.–1997:AttemptsatreinventionIn1994,ApplealliedwithIBMandMotorola.Thegoalwastocreateanewcomputingplatform,whichwouldusetheirhardwarecoupledwithApple'ssoftware.In1996,ApplebroughtSteveJobsbackasanadvisor.–2005:ReturntoprofitabilityIn1998,Appleintroducedanewall-in-onecomputerreminiscent:theiMac.Throughthisperiod,Applepurchasedseveralcompaniestocreateaportfolioofprofessionalandconsumer-orienteddigitalproductionsoftware.–2007:TheInteltransitionOnJanuary10,2006,thenewMacBookProandiMacbecamethefirstApplecomputerstouseIntel'sCoreDuoCPU.Apple'ssuccessduringthisperiodwasevidentinitsstockprice.–2011:iPhone,iPodTouchandiPadInJulyof2008,ApplelaunchedtheAppStoretosellthird-partyapplicationsfortheiPhoneandiPodTouch.Appleannouncedalargescreen,tablet-likemediadeviceknownastheiPadonJanuary27,2010.–present:Post–SteveJobseraIn2011,Jobsannouncedthathewouldtakeanothermedicalleaveofabsencetoallowhimtofocusonhishealth.onOctober5,2011,AppleannouncedthatJobshaddied,markingtheendofaneraforAppleInc.RangeofproductsSoftware:MacOSX,QuickTime,iLife,iWork,iTunes,Aperture,FinalCutStudio,LogicStudio,iOS…Hardware:Mac,iPod,iPhone,iPadseries…MacThefirstMacintosh,releasedin1984UpdatingofiPhone13GSiPhone5iPhone416GRMB39884SRMB5000+16G3GiPodClassicNano2&3Shuffle1&4touchiPadiPad1iPad2求知若渴,大智若愚。Nationality:American.Born:February24,1955,inSanFrancisco,California,adoptedbyparentsEducation:AttendedReedCollegein1972,thendropedafter6monthsFamily:AdoptedsonofPaul(billcollector)andClara(accountant)Jobs;marriedLaurenePowell;children:four.SteveJobsIn1976,SteveJobsandWozniakfoundedApple.In1986,JobsfiredbyappleandstartedhisowncompanyNeXT.In1996,JobsreturnedtoAppleandservedastheCEO.Inrecentyears,ApplehasmadeaseriesofsuccessfulproductssuchasiPod,iTunes,iPadandiPhone.JobsandAppleBacktoAppleCreateNextLeavedAppleApple’sGrowthCreateAppleNowJobs’careerAugust24,2011,JobsresignedfromthepostofCEO.LocaltimeonOctober5,2011,diedaged56.Endoflife23WhatJobssaidSometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don'tlosefaith.I'mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.You'vegottofindwhatyoulove.Andthatisastrueforyourworkasitisforyourlovers.Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven'tfoundityet,Ifyouhaven'tfoundityet,keeplooking.Don'tsettle.Aswithallmattersoftheheart,you'llknowwhenyoufindit.And,likeanygreatrelationship,itjustgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon.Sokeeplookinguntilyoufindit.Don'tsettle.25!