According to the results of Q3 2013, the legendary Apple company owns just over 12.1% of the global smartphone market. At the same time, it is the “apple” devices that remain the most recognizable and popular among owners of mobile electronics.
In today's review we offer Top 10 Interesting Facts About Appletaken from the history and present of one of the largest electronics manufacturers.
10. The first Apple logo had an image of Isaac Newton
The least known of the three founders of the company, Ronald Wayne, was the author of the picture, which depicts Newton sitting under an apple tree. This image served as a logo until 1976. From the drawing, it was decided to refuse because of the high detail, which was not easy to reproduce on small products. Well, the legendary apple, which replaced Newton, until 1998 was rosy.
9. Computer Apple I sold for $ 666 and 66 cents
In terms of current prices, this device was much more expensive than a flagship such as the MacBook Air. Interestingly, the price has nothing to do with the “number of the beast” 666, just in an interview, Steve Wozniak admitted that it’s easier to collect such a price on the price tags.
8. Apple launched the first color digital camera on the market
In 1994, the Apple QuickTake 100 camera went on sale, which could take up to 8 photos and transfer them to the Macintosh using a cable. The camera did not have a display for viewing images, and the resolution was only 1 MP. But such a device costs fabulous money - $ 749. The camera project was closed in 1997 by Steve Jobs, who had his own vision of the company's strategy.
7. Apple site is among the 50 most visited on the network
Created in 187, the page daily receives millions of users. Especially the number of visitors increases during the presentation of new products. The site has 116 versions for different countries of the world.
6. iPhone brings more than a third of the company's revenue
The first iPhone entered the market in June 2007. Today, it is from the sale of iPhones that the company receives about 39% of its gross income. Smartphones are sold in 89 countries around the world.
5. The largest Apple brand store has an area of 2320 m?
This apple-based hypermarket is located in London on Regent Street. On average, Apple stores sell $ 93,150 a day, or $ 65 each minute. Annual product sales reach $ 65 billion per year.
4. To create a company, the founders had to sell personal items
Steve Jobs sold his own Volkswagen, and Steve Wozniak sold an engineering calculator from Hewlett-Packard that was extremely sophisticated at the time for $ 500. Cash was found only with a third partner - Ronald Wayne.
3. The most expensive mobile app for iOS cost $ 1,000
The application was called “I’m rich” and did not perform any useful functions. The beautiful luminous text “I am rich. I deserve it. I am healthy, successful and happy. ” The application was sold 8 times, with 2 buyers filling out a refund.
2. The first ever virus for PC was written for Apple II
In 1981, the Elk Cloner virus appeared, infecting Apple II computers. He did nothing terrible, he simply displayed a silly rhyme on the device’s screen, paralyzing the user's work for a short while.
1. At the end of the 20th century, Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy.
The specialized edition of Wired even published an article called 101 Ways to Save Apple. Today, the company's net profit is $ 25 billion per year, and the number of employees of the corporation exceeds 63 thousand people.
