PATRICIA SMITH SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 SECTION 06 Apple Products

Brief History of Apple Inc. Founders are Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple Computer on April 1st, 1976 For more than two decades, Apple computer was predominately a manufacturer of personal computers but it faced rocky sales during the 1990’s With the introduction of the successful iPod music player in 2001, Apple established itself as a leader in the consumer electronics industry, dropping "Computer" from its name 9/25/2012 Patricia Smith Section 06 2

List of Products 1976: Apple I 1977: Apple II 1979: Apple II+ 1984: Macintosh is release 1991: Powerbook : PowerMac Cube launches 9/25/2012 Patricia Smith Section 06 3

Products Continued 9/25/2012 Patricia Smith Section : iPod launches 2003: iTunes music store opens 2005: Video iPod and iPod nano is releases 2007: iPhone and Apple tv are announced 2010: iPad is released

Recent News Apple iPhone 5 was just announced Google and Apple have become foes, battling in courtroom and the marketplace Consumers are not happy with Apple maps, they are inaccurate. 9/25/2012 Patricia Smith Section 06 5

Some Competitors of Apple Motorola Google Microsoft Samsung Android 9/25/2012 Patricia Smith Section 06 6

Interesting Stats April-June 2012 sold over 17 million iPads Since the release of the first iPhone, Apple has sold over 400 million iOS devices There are over 700,000 apps in the App Store 9/25/2012 Patricia Smith Section 06 7

Stock Trend 9/25/2012 Patricia Smith Section 06 8

Top executives Tim Cook Dan Riccio Bruce Sewell Jeff Williams Bob Mansfield 9/25/2012 Patricia Smith Section 06 9

For More Information apple product info 9/25/2012 Patricia Smith Section 06 10