Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
Apple was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. Its first major product was the Apple I, followed by the Apple II, which helped establish the company in the personal-computer market. The Macintosh arrived in 1984 with a graphical user interface aimed at ordinary consumers.
The iPhone, launched in 2007, became Apple’s defining product and expanded the company into smartphones, mobile software, digital media, and services. Apple also makes the iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Its operating systems include iOS and macOS.
Apple is sometimes confused with Apple Records, the record label founded by the Beatles. They were separate organizations and settled a trademark dispute through agreements. Apple’s stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbol AAPL.