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Apple

Apple was founded in 1976 in Cupertino, USA by Ronald Wayne, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It is a Hardware & Electronics company.

Technology company designing consumer electronics, software, and online services.

Public Founded 1976 Cupertino USA Hardware & Electronics
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Apple founders & co-founders

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Ronald Wayne
Co-founder
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Steve Jobs
Co-founder
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Steve Wozniak
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced Apple’s founders.

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What happened to Apple’s founders and alumni

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People who worked at or founded Apple and went on to start their own companies.

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Flipboard 2010
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Emu 2011
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