By Jordan Robertson
As heard in recent news, CEO and co-founder of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, is currently resigning as CEO at Apple. Steve Jobs has been known as one of the greatest people of the 20th and 21st century. But many people dont know the foundation of Apple Inc. and how it came to be. Apple Computer was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and his high school friend, Steve Wozniak. Their first product was the Apple 1 computer. Like many companies, teir creatuion wasn"t successful lacking a keyboard and a monitor. In 1977, they unveiled the Apple 2 computer. It was very successful computer for home users and school users. The Apple 2 became the building blocks of the company. In 1983, Apple comes out with the Apple Lisa. The Lisa was named after his first daughter from his first wife. The Lisa was ahead of its time because it was the first commercial computer to feature GUI ( Graphical User Interface). On the markets, the Lisa wasnt successful cause of its expensive price of $10,000. In 1984, a commercial during the super bowl game, Apple announces the coming of a new computer, Macintosh. Macintosh became successful with its low price and advanced technology. Eventually through the late 1980s , Apples stock price came down and Jobs was thrown out of Apple. Then JObs came back to save the company. In 1998 Apple came ou with the glossy iMAc computer. It became successful selling 2 million units in the first year. In 2001, Apple unveils the iPod which boosted the company's reputation. Throughout the 2000s, Apple came with better computers and new inventions like the Macbook, Iphone, Ipod, and Ipad. A few month ago, it was announced that Apple Inc. it the most valuable company in the United States. Now Steve Jobs is leaving as CEO, what does this mean for Apple's future?
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