The Apple Story [Contest Version]

THE APPLE STORYIn Pictures

(Contest Version)

iBorn1976

The Apple founders – Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne

Trivia: The first Apple logo (left) was drawn by Ronald Wayne

iProudApple I, the first Apple computer takes shape

iGrow

Apple IIe

Apple III

VisiCalc: the first killer

app

Steve Jobs with Angel Investor "Mike" Markkula

iPOThe Flint Center, De Anza College: Venue of the first shareholders’

meeting after Apple went public

Trivia: Both the Steves were alumni of the De Anza College

iCopyXerox Alto – the first computer to use the desktop metaphor & GUI

Steve Jobs & some Apple engineers spend 3

days@

iPaste

Apple Lisa

Macintosh I

Macintosh II Macintosh Portable

Apple adopts the GUI from XEROX for the Lisa & Macintosh

iEvangalizeGuy Kawasaki – the first Apple Evangelist

iCompete

iQuit

Steve Jobs quits Apple. He goes on to found NeXT and acquire PIXAR

iPublish & iPrint

Apple carves a niche for itself in Desktop Publishing (DTP)

iGambleApple, IBM, Motorola (AIM) come together – Old friends? & new

Apple adopts the PowerPC processor for its computers

iConfused

Apple diversifies into numerous consumer electronics

iReunite

Steve Jobs returns to Apple & becomes the CEO

iRecover

iChange

iEvolve

The Mac OS evolves with some help from the NEXTSTEP OS

iRenew

iSoft

iAdvertise

iSue(d)

Apple sues Microsoft for copying its GUI. Xerox tries to do the same to Apple, but is too late

iCloned

Official clone by Motorola

Unofficial clone by Psystar

iForm

The distinct form factor of Apple products

Mighty Mice

MacBook Air

iPod shuffle

iPhone

Apple Keyboard

iStore

The first store to sell Apple computers

Apple stores now

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