Apple Computer

Apple Computer, Inc. {{nasdaq|AAPL}} is a Silicon Valley company based in Cupertino, California, whose core business is computer technologies. Apple helped commence the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II microcomputer and has since further shaped it with the Macintosh. Apple is known for its innovative, well-designed hardware, such as iPod and the iMac, as well as software offerings exemplified through iTunes as part of the iLife suite and Mac OS X, its flagship operating system.

References

• "Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania and Business Blunders" by Jim Carlton
• "Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company" by Owen Linzmayer
• "Infinite Loop" by Michael Malone
• "Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer That Changed Everything" by Steven Levy
• 1 - Mac Observer "No G5 PowerBooks anytime soon"