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Apple, Inc. is a major computer company whose innovative designs and understanding of what consumers can be made to want has put it in the forefront of American and international business.

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About Apple, Inc

Apple Inc. is an American multinational computer hardware, software and personal computing company. They are also the creator of several hand held phone and multimedia devices that are popular all over the world.

Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne started Apple in 1976, but Wayne left after only a year. The company focused on personal computing with an easy interface and powerful graphics, so with the advent of spreadsheets and then desktop publishing, the Apple Computer slowly began to create a powerful niche in the computer market. In 1984 they aired an award winning commercial during the Superbowl, directed by Ridley Scott, that used imagery from George Orwell’s novel 1984’ to paint IBM as the old dominating corporation and Apple as the young fresh company. The Apple computer was aggressively marketed to schools all over the U.S. and soon became the standard computer for educational institutions.

In 1985 Jobs left the company but returned in 1997. The company retooled and released the iMac in 1998, followed up in 2001 by a brand new operating system, Mac OS X. They began opening Apple retail stores, and introduced the iPod, which became the dominating product world wide for personal multimedia entertainment.

In 2007 Jobs announced that the company would change its name from Apple Computer Inc. to Apple Inc. and then released an iPhone and the Apple TV. In 2010 they released a new tablet computer called the iPad.

While Microsoft definitely dominates the personal computer market, Apple computers have a strong and devoted following due to some aesthetic differences in their system that appeal to more creative customers. Apple has a level of brand loyalty for its products that few businesses in any industry have achieved.

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BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 13: Police officers seal off the area near Apple's Beijing flagship store on January 13, 2012 in Beijing, China. Chinese angry crowd shouted and threw eggs outside Apple's Beijing flagship store after it failed to open on schedule Friday to sell iPhone 4S.

BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 13: Chinese people wait outside an Apple store all night before the mainland release of iPhone 4S on January 13, 2012 in Beijing, China. Apple recently announced iPhone 4S will be released in China and 21 other countries on January 13.

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 10: Convention attendees visit the Kodak booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees. Eastman Kodak Co., sued Apple Inc. and HTC Corp. today, claiming infringement of technology.

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