The evolution of 7 Tech Giants

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 11 August 2011, 00:00 IST   |    3 Comments
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Apple
Origin: Apple was established on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. They were hand-built by Wozniak and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club. The Apple I was sold as a motherboard (with CPU, RAM, and basic textual-video chips)?less than what is today considered a complete personal computer. The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 and was market-priced at $666.66.
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad.