At the end of the third quarter of 2013, the legendary Apple owns just over 12.1% of the world market smartphones... 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 suggest Top 10 Interesting Facts About Appletaken from the history and modernity of one of the largest electronics manufacturers.
10. The first Apple logo featured Isaac Newton
The least known of the three founders of the company, Ronald Wayne, was the author of a drawing of Newton sitting under an apple tree. This image 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 that replaced Newton was bright until 1998.
9. Apple I sold for $ 666 and 66 cents
In terms of current prices, this device cost much more than a flagship like the MacBook Air. It is interesting that the price has nothing to do with the "number of the beast" 666, just in one of his interviews Steve Wozniak admitted that it is easier to get such a price on the price tags.
8. Apple Launches the First Color Digital Camera
In 1994, the Apple QuickTake 100 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 pictures, and the resolution was only 1 MP. But even such a device costs fabulous money - $ 749. The project to develop cameras 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 web
Created in 187, the page receives millions of users every day. Especially the number of visitors increases during the presentation of new products. The site has 116 versions for different countries of the world.
6.The iPhone generates over a third of the company's revenue
The first iPhone hit 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 m2?
This apple hypermarket is located in London on Regent Street. On average, Apple stores sell $ 93,150 per day, or $ 65 every minute. Annual sales of products reach $ 65 billion per year.
4. To create a company, the founders had to sell personal belongings
Steve Jobs sold his own Volkswagen, and Steve Wozniak sold a highly sophisticated engineering calculator from Hewlett-Packard for $ 500. Only the third partner, Ronald Wayne, found cash.
3. The most expensive mobile app for iOS was $ 1000
The app was called “I’m rich” and did not perform any useful functions. The screen just displayed a beautiful glowing text “I'm rich. I deserve it. I am healthy, successful and happy. "The app has been sold 8 times, with 2 customers returning.
2. The first ever PC virus was written for the Apple II
In 1981, the Elk Cloner virus appeared, infecting Apple II computers. He did not do anything terrible, he simply displayed a silly rhyme on the device screen, temporarily paralyzing the user's work.
1. At the end of the 20th century, Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy
Specialty publication Wired even published 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.