Apple Stock Project

I chose to do the stock project option and the company I picked was Apple Inc. Apple is a company that deals with technology. According to Reuters, “Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and digital music players” (Reuters). It all started on April 1, 1976, when Apple Computer was incorporated by Steve Jobs and his two friends. At the time, Steve recently dropped out of college and was living with his parents in Los Altos, California at the age of 21. The three friends would regularly gather in Steve’s parents’ garage. It was then the beginning of something special because in 1976 the Apple 1 was introduced. Apple 1 was created by Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, in the garage that the

The price of the Macintosh was $2,495. The Macintosh was a computer that offered a graphical user interface and the price made it the first affordable computer of its kind during this time. In 1997, after being fired by the board in 1985, Steve made some changes to his personality and leadership abilities and he returned and was named the CEO of the company. As CEO of the company, Apple Inc., introduced the iMac in 1998. At the time, the iMac became the best-selling computer in the country. The iMac had two features that made it a top priority for Americans across the country. It was a computer that offered minimal setup and it was portable for the customers to move the computer fast and easy. The iMac was also a computer that had a stylish design that caught the eyes of many consumers. The next generation of technology was introduced as the iPod. The iPod was introduced in October of 2001. When the iPod was introduced it was priced at $399. Over the years, Apple has sold “more than 350 million iPods” (Time). In 2003, Apple introduced iTunes. iTunes was introduced to iPod users so, that they could easily download music right to their iPod. Four years later on June 29, the iPhone was