In the third quarter of 2013, the legendary company Apple owns slightly more than 12.1% of the global smartphone market. In this case, it is the "apple" devices remain the most recognizable and popular among owners of mobile electronics.
In today's review we offer Top 10 interesting facts about Apple , taken from the history and the present of one of the largest electronics manufacturers.
Contents:
- 10. The first Apple logo was the image of Isaac Newton
- 9. The Apple I computer was sold for 666 dollars and 66 cents
- 8. Apple released the first color digital camera
- 7. The Apple site is among the 50 most visited innetwork
- 6. iPhone brings more than a third of the company's revenues
- 5. The largest company store Apple has an area of 2320 m?
- 4. To create the company, the founders had to sell their personal belongings
- 3. The most expensive of the mobile applications for iOS was $ 1000
- 2. The first-ever PC virus was written for Apple II
- 1. At the end of the 20th century, Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy
10. On the first Apple logo was the image of Isaac Newton
The least known of the three founders of the company Ronald Wayne was the author of the drawing, which depicts Newton sitting under the apple tree. This image and served as a logo until 1976.It was decided to abandon the drawing because of the high detail, which was not easy to reproduce on small items. Well, the legendary apple, which replaced Newton, until 1998 was rainbow.
9. Apple I computer sold for 666 dollars and 66 cents
In terms of modern prices, this device was much more expensive than a flagship such as the MacBook Air. Interestingly, the price is in no way connected with the "number of the beast" 666, just in one of the interviews Steve Wozniak admitted that it is easier to type this price on the price tags.
8. Apple released the first color digital camera
In 1994, the Apple QuickTake 100 camera came on sale, which could take up to 8 photos and transfer them to a Macintosh cable. The camera did not have a display to view the pictures, and the resolution was only 1 MP.But even such a device costs fabulous money - $ 749.The project to develop cameras was covered in 1997 by Steve Jobs, who had his own vision of the company's strategy.
7. The site of Apple is among the 50 most visited in the network
The page created in 187 receives millions of users daily. 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 revenues
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 company store Apple has an area of 2320 m?
This hypermarket of "apple" products is located in London on Regent Street. On average, Apple stores sell different products at $ 93,150 per day or $ 65 every minute. The annual sales of products reach $ 65 billion per year.
4. To create the company founders had to sell personal belongings
Steve Jobs sold his own Volkswagen, and Steve Wozniak realized for $ 500 extremely advanced for those times engineering calculator from Hewlett-Packard. Cash was found only in a third partner - Ronald Wayne.
3. The most expensive mobile application for iOS was $ 1000
The application was called "I'm rich" and did not perform any useful functions. The screen simply displayed a beautiful glowing text "I'm rich. I deserved it. I'm healthy, successful and happy. "The application was sold 8 times, with 2 buyers having issued a refund.
2. The first virus in the history for PC was written for Apple II
In 1981, the virus Elk Cloner, which hit computers Apple II.He did not do anything terrible, just displayed a foolish poem on the screen, briefly paralyzing the user's work.
1. At the end of the 20th century, Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy
The specialized edition of "Wired" even published an article "101 ways to keep Apple".To date, the company's net profit is $ 25 billion per year, and the number of employees of the corporation exceeds 63 thousand people.
