Apple Inc. information and comparisons with other companies
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| Website: | www.apple.com |
| Founded: | April 1, 1976; 39 years ago, in Cupertino, California, U.S. |
| Founders: | Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne |
| Maps: | Yes |
| Industry: | Computer hardware, Computer software, Consumer electronics, Digital distribution |
| Book search: | Yes |
| Products: | Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, OS X, iOS, watchOS, iLife, iWork |
| Stock Ticker: | AAPL |
| CEO: | Tim Cook |
| Headquarters: | Apple Campus, Cupertino, California, U.S. |
| Instant messaging: | Yes: iMessage |
| Subsidiaries: | FileMaker Inc., Anobit, Braeburn Capital, Beats Electronics |
| Employees: | 115,000 |
| Introduction (from Wikipedia): | Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. |
| Key people: | Arthur D. Levinson (Chairman), Tim Cook (CEO), Jonathan Ive (CDO), Luca Maestri (CFO), Jeff Williams (COO) |
| Browser: | Safari |
| E-Mail Service: | Yes: iCloud |
| Area served: | Worldwide |
| Mobile Phone: | iPhone (Various types) |
| Type: | Public |
| Operating income: | US$71.230 billion (2015) |
| Revenue: | US$233.715 billion (2015) |
| Net income: | US$53.394 billion (2015) |
| Tablet: | iPad (Various types) |
| Hybrid tablet-PC: | No |
| Software Store: | Yes |
| Number of locations: | 481 Apple retail stores in 18 countries (as of March 2016) |
| Services: | Apple Store, online Apple Store, iTunes Store, iOS App Store, Mac App Store, iBooks Store, iCloud, Apple Music |
| Traded as: | NASDAQ: AAPL, Dow Jones Industrial Average component, NASDAQ-100 component, S&P 500 component |
| Total assets: | US$290.479 billion (2015) |
| Total equity: | US$119.355 billion (2015) |