35 $ 317 billion Years later, Apple intends to dominate a Post-PC World

On 1 April 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne established a small company to sell personal computer Kit, hand-built by Wozniak. That the company, as you probably know, was Apple Computer.

Thirty-five years later, Apple is now the most valuable technology company in the world. The market capitalisation of more than 317 billion dollars, trumping longtime rival Microsoft more than 100 billion dollars. And virtual products Apple sit on desks and the pockets of millions of people throughout the world.

Most people know bits and pieces of Apple history, but the company has a complex history. Some of us may not know, for example, that Apple had a third co-founder, Ronald Wayne, who got cold feet and sold 10% of the shares of Apple's less than two weeks later. Everyone knows that Steve Jobs, but not knowing Mike markkula, one of Apple's first Angel investors and the company's second CEO.

35 years of existence of Apple, the company has gone through hell and back. The launch of the Macintosh in 1984 and the coinciding "commercial Super Bowl 1984 ? symbols remain one of the highest points of Apple, but only a year later, then-CEO John Sculley forced Steve Jobs outside of the company. A decade later, in 1996, the company was on the brink of disaster when he and Steve Jobs again. In 1997, Microsoft invested $ 150 million dollars in Apple to keep afloat (something probably now regrets), and soon after Apple golden years came with the iPod, iMac, MacBook, iPhone and now iPad.

We do not want to dwell on the past of Angel. You can visit the Wikipedia , if you want a lesson in the history of Apple Inc.. Instead, let's focus on what it can do for the next 35 years Apple.

For 35 years, Apple is almost always the weak. While Microsoft it languished, flourished. In fact, Apple surpassed Microsoft in market CAP for the first time last May.

For decades, however, the technology Titan will be up to. Apple has a giant target on its back, and not only is Microsoft taking aim. Also, Apple faces challenges from Google, Amazon and a multitude of mobile device manufacturers. Today, while Apple handily beating competition the status quo could change at any time.

And while the Angel fends off Android, PCs and competing tablets, has the eye relating creating a post-PC World. Rather than compete on hardware specifications for design and competes with user experience. In a world of mobile devices that Apple intends to dominate for decades to come.

Leading the charge is Steve Jobs, not just the Manager of an undertaking, but also the heart and soul. While it is to medical licensing, he appeared for the revelation of the iPad 2, show things are not as devastating as previously rumored.

Still, Apple will have one day to continue his quest to redefine technology without the virtual leader and many question if anyone can provide design and product vision jobs has imparted on the company was founded 35 years ago.

Even if you're not a fan of Apple products, it is difficult not to impressed with what Apple has been unable to accomplish since 1976. We wonder what products will be created and the challenges it will face over the next 35 years. But now, the Sun is shining, which certainly in Cupertino.

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