Apple, which has largely changed the world of computer technology and electronics, will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2016. Since its founding, a small company of several people has grown to the most profitable and successful corporation in the world, and its founders have become legends in life.
Apple Foundation History
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, big fans of electronics, have been familiar since school times. In the early 70s, they built several devices called the Blue Box, which made it possible to make free phone calls. Wozniak was the ideological inspirer and actual performer of this project, and Jobs took over advertising functions, managing to sell a fairly large number of devices for a decent amount. In 1975, young inventors began to design their first computer. The work was completed in early 1976, and the computer was named Apple I. On April 1 of the same year, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded Apple Computer.
Steve Jobs
Largely due to his entrepreneurial acumen, Steve Jobs managed to sell about 200 Apple I computers. This success and confidence in the great future of computer technology helped the company develop further. In 1977, an even more successful project was implemented - Apple II computers. So the company, led by Steve Jobs, managed to rise to a leading position in the computer equipment market and hold them for about 10 years. In 1985, due to a series of setbacks and disagreements within the company, Jobs left Apple and became one of the founders of the Pixar animation studio. In 1996, he returned to the corporation he created as an interim manager, and in 2000 he again became permanent director. Under his leadership, was developed, and in 2001 introduced to the public, an iPod player, in 2007 - iPhone, in 2010 - iPad. In parallel, Macintosh computers continue to enter the market. The production of high-tech devices helped Apple in August 2011 to become the most expensive company in the world. At the same time, Steve Jobs voluntarily resigned as CEO. September 5, 2011 the great inventor passed away. The cause of Steve Jobs's death was respiratory arrest caused by pancreatic cancer.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak took over as Vice President at Apple Computer, which was created in 1976. He was responsible for the research and development of the company's products. Wozniak was engaged in the creation of equipment for the first Apple computer models and wrote the software language for his computing devices. His Apple II computer made Wozniak and Jobs millionaires. In 1987, he left the company, retaining his shareholding. Nominally, Steve Wozniak is still listed as an employee of the corporation and gets paid there.
