Apple is an American
multinational technology company headquartered in
Cupertino, California that designs, develops, and sells
consumer electronics,
computer software, and online services. The company's
hardware products include the
iPhone smartphone, the
iPad tablet computer, the
Mac personal computer, the
iPod portable media player, the
Apple smartwatch, and the
Apple TV digital media player. Apple's consumer software includes the
macOS and
iOS operating systems, the
iTunes media player, the
Safari web browser, and the
iLife and
iWork creativity and productivity suites. Its online services include the
iTunes Store, the
iOS App Store and
Mac App Store,
Apple Music, and
iCloud.
Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell personal computers. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. in January 1977, and was renamed as Apple Inc. in January 2007 to reflect its shifted focus toward consumer electronics. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average in March 2015.