Apple, the computer of "yesterday?" ... They invented the first Apple computer (1976, www.apple-history.com) the basis for all personal computers to come, the Apple I. ... Much like the people of today, the first testers of the computer did not take them seriously. ... Apple's next computer "The Lisa" (named after Steve Jobs" daughter) had five megahertz, and a five megahertz hard drive, but perhaps most importantly it incorporated a Graphical User Interface (it is argued that a man by the name of Bill Gates stole this idea as the platform for his extremely successful windows oper...

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[Halliday, 1983, p. 205] When Jobs turned 21, he got together with Wozniak and told him his idea of a personal, user-friendly, home computer. ... Jobs" innovative ideas of user-friendly software for the Macintosh changed the design and functionality of software interfaces created for computers. ... The Macintosh got rid of the computer command lines that intimidated people from using computers. ... [Morrison, 1984, p. 86] Then IBM muscled into the personal computer business. ... Ever since Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer when he was 21, the meditating computer mogul was known as the t...

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The same year, Bill Gates, Harvard University freshman, and his friend Paul Allen developed the first computer language BASIC, the first software developed for a personal computer. ... Window 95 was better than DOS, for it provided nice user-friendly features. ... The power of precise laser-printed images and user friendly GUI gave birth to a brand new business - desktop publishing (Bruno, 1997). ... Xerox Xerox, like Microsoft, IBM and Apple, played a significant role in the computer revolution considering the Xerox/Alto computer was built around 1973. ... Devices such as Palm-Pi...

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Even though some people may argue that Mac OS( operating system) came out even earlier than Windows' user based software, but we can't deny the fact that it was windows that brought most of us into the era of personal computers. ... But all the mac users chose mac may be because of its portability, maybe because of fancy outlook, but honestly speaking, people chose Mac over windows mostly because of its bitten apple logo on the back that may shine in the dark. ... The simple fact is that Apple produces only five kinds of OS X computer. ... But they don't have appropriate platfor...

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The iPhone can hold music from your personal computer, so Apple needed to make a larger size, which was 16GB. ... Androids have "run flash", so the user will not have a problem being able to view a website, game, or video. ... The swype feature allows the user to run their fingers to the letters and it types the word that the phone thinks is meant to be typed. Lastly, choosing a personal phone carrier is simple and convenient to the user. ... Java is a famous computer software that allows a user to view games and business applications. ...

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With the OS X mavericks has now 51% of all users within a year. ... The mavericks has features for power users, advanced technologies, and new and improved apps. ... With the new iOS 8 they have air drop where you can be working on homework and anything on your computer but say you have to leave and what to continue on you iPad all you have to do is swipe up on your iPad and it will let you continue your work right from there without saving and have to send it through email. You can also use your computer as a phone with caller id and even make phone calls from your computer through your speak...

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Lakeside School acquired a computer terminal and that's where he became fascinated. There at the school, he wrote a tic-tac-toe program in basic computer language that allowed users to play against the computer. ... He spent hours, sometimes even days in the computer lab. ... They spent the next two months writing the software at Harvard's computer lab. ... Apple could only run on Apple Macintosh computers, causing them to gain only a small percentage of the worldwide desktop computer market. ...

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The company's best-known hardware products include Macintosh computers, the iPod and the iPhone. ... The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. ... Apple's longest running line of business is that of computer hardware and software. ... Most specifically, phones and computers have become a hot commodity. ... Due to such differences, both in software and hardware, users often choose to stay with their accustomed software and hardware (Microsoft OS and Intel hard...

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I had designed many computers, so I was way ahead of him in electronics and computer design, but we still had common interests. ... In 1976, when Jobs was just 21, he and Wozniak started Apple Computer. ... They also went to computer homebrew meetings with Woz, which is creating your own programs, with the computer homebrew club. They worked on making computers and working on motherboards ("Extraordinary Career" 2). ... They also revealed an online shopping store, iTunes which would allow users to buy and sell their own music on there. ...

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Executive Summary Apple Inc commonly known as Apple has effectively managed to be a successful company in a very competitive consumer electronics industry by been innovative and differentiating the company's products with similar products in the markets by offering high quality products and good customer service while the actual manufacturing of the products is outsourced to trusted third party suppliers. On a wider perspective, the company has set high standards that even the company itself has to be on its level best to maintain the standards that it has set. Over the last few years, t...

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An operating system is software that runs and administers the computer and all of its hardware and software. ... Android is the biggest competitor of iOS, especially between Appstore and Google Play (the stores that provide to user applications). ...

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Apple Inc. is committed to bringing the best user experience to its customers; through innovation and excellence. ... Apple Inc. states the company "is engaged in the design, development and marketing of personal computers, media devices, and portable digital music players. ... s products are beautiful to the eyes and user friendly, they are typically more expensive than what its competitors' product offerings. ...

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