Apple, the world's best known technology company, is celebrating its 40th birthday, during which time it has changing the way people communicate and access information and entertainment.
ADVERTISEMENTApple, the world’s best known technology company, is celebrating its 40th birthday.
During that time – under the leadership of Steve Jobs – it has arguably done more than any other to transform the worlds of computing, music and mobile phones.
Steve Wozniak, who built the Apple I and Apple II computers, admits he didn’t see it developing into what analyst Jan Randolph from IHS Global Insight thinks is something pretty special: “I think it’s been a fantastic example of a 21st century company. Not only in terms of sheer size but its focus on innovation and the totality of the experience of using a product, not simply its specification. I think that is what Apple is about.”
But he added: “The question is whether it can continue the pace of innovation going forwards.”
The first Apple computer was priced at $666. Today the company is valued at more than $600 billion.
Love or hate it you can’t ignore it, and during those 40 years Apple has changing the way people communicate and access information and entertainment.
