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Essay / Apple Inc.: The Company of the Future - 1167
Apple Inc.: The Company of the FutureApple Inc. went from rags to riches, becoming the world's largest company by market capitalization and winning 108 billion dollars in 2011 (Bruyère). Apple Inc. was an underdog and Microsoft ruled the tech world. Then Apple created the iPod and the iPhone and thus took the world of technology by storm. Apple sold a million iPhones in the first three months after the release of the first iPhone in 2007 (Heather). Since Apple's beginnings, Apple's inventions have affected America. The invention of Apple products had a tremendous impact on Americans by improving education through the inclusion of iPads in schools, paving the way for the smartphone industry with the creation of the iPhone, and improving life and make application creation tasks easier. In 1976, Apple was just an idea conceived in a garage by Steve Wozniak and Apple's famous owner, Steven Jobs. Both men had dropped out of college and were considered outcasts. The first invention introduced by Apple was the Apple I. On April 1, 1976, the Apple computer became a reality (Glen). The company didn't take off until 1977, when Apple introduced the Apple II. The Apple II was the first personal computer with a plastic body and color graphics (Glen). Then, in early 1978, the Apple Disk II was invented. It was the cheapest Apple product at the time and had an easy-to-use floppy disk (Glen). By 1980, the Apple III had been invented and sales were growing, as was the company. Apple had several thousand employees and managers and had developed many investors. Fast forward twenty-one years to 2001, when Apple made the iPod. From there, Apple grew like wildfire, with the invention of the iPhone in 2007 and many versions...... middle of paper ...... are many iPod knockoffs , who are trying to achieve the same success. That's what the iPod did. Not every Apple product has been a success, for example the Apple TV. This shows that Apple's area of expertise is digital music players, smartphones and tablets. Apple is the leader in the technology industry and is expected to remain so. The invention of Apple products had a huge impact on Americans by improving education through inclusion. iPads in schools, paving the way for the smartphone industry with the creation of the iPhone, and improving lives and making tasks easier with the creation of apps. Apple Inc. has affected American schools and the future generation. It gave us a new way to play games and communicate with friends. He also gave America gadgets that will affect the future. Apple has not only affected America, but it has also affected the America of the future..