Apple created the iPhone, iPad, and Macintosh computer. The company is one of the world’s most valuable public businesses and is best known for combining hardware, operating systems, and digital services into an integrated ecosystem.
Apple introduced the Macintosh in 1984, the iPod in 2001, the iPhone in 2007, and the iPad in 2010. These products expanded the company from personal computers into music players, smartphones, tablets, accessories, and subscription services.
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Tim Cook became chief executive in 2011 after Jobs resigned because of declining health. The company’s corporate name was Apple Computer, Inc. until 2007, when it dropped “Computer” to reflect its broader business.