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.

Software currently made by Apple

Operating systems

• Mac OS X - The client operating system. The current version is 10.4.2.
• Mac OS X Server - The server operating system. The current version is 10.4.2.

Pro applications

• Final Cut Studio - Bundles the following software together:
• Final Cut Pro - High end video editing
• DVD Studio Pro - Professional DVD authoring
• Soundtrack Pro - Professional Soundtrack Audio Editing
• Motion - Real Time Motion Graphics
• Logic Pro - Comprehensive music toolkit
• Shake - Advanced effects compositing

Consumer applications

• AppleWorks office/productivity suite
• Final Cut Express HD SD and HD video editor
• Logic Express music editor
• iLife includes
• iDVD, a basic DVD-authoring application
• iMovie, a basic video editing application
• iPhoto, a photo management application
• iTunes, a music jukebox also providing access to the iTunes Music Store, and the only member of the iLife suite that is compatible on both the Mac and Windows platforms.
• GarageBand, a music recording and creation application
• iWork includes
• Keynote, a professional presentation application
• Pages, a word processing and page layout application

QuickTime

• QuickTime Player
• QuickTime Pro
• QuickTime Streaming Server
• QuickTime Broadcaster

Server solutions

• Mac OS X Server
• Xsan
• Apple Remote Desktop
• WebObjects

Note about Software

It should be noted that of these above applications, iTunes and the basic QuickTime player are available for both Macintosh and Microsoft Windows users as free downloads. AppleWorks 6 and QuickTime Pro are also both available for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows users, for a fee, though the former is available only through the online "Apple Store for Education." In addition, a version of QuickTime Streaming Server can be run on multiple computing platforms, and even Darwin can run on computers using the x86 (or compatible) family of CPUs. Despite significant pressure, Apple has chosen not to license the Mac OS to computers manufactured outside the company. However, several programs, including PearPC and CherryOS (proven to be a hack of PearPC) for Windows, allow the user to run Mac OS X and Windows simultaneously.

Related Topics:
PearPC - CherryOS

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See also: List of Macintosh software

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