1. U3A – Information Technology
Apple Inc.
U3A – Information Technology

2. Apple Inc
Apple has recently vied with Microsoft and Amazon to be the largest company in the world.
As of March 2019 it is worth $ billion
GDP of Holland was billion USD in 2017.
Apple was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer.
Steve Jobs had the vision and business acumen.
Steve Wozniak was the engineer and programmer.

3. Apple II
The Apple II Computer was launched in 1978 and is considered the first viable desktop computer. The spreadsheet VisiCalc made it a useful business tool.
Over the following 5 years Apple’s revenue doubled about every four months. Between September and September 1980, annual sales grew from $775,000 to $118 million.

4. Apple II
Once Apple II started selling thousands of desktop computers, IBM realised that it needed to compete.
An Apple computer is a closed design while an IBM PC is and open design. The design of an Apple device is copyrighted.

5. Why is Apple so successful?
Apple has produced a string of ground breaking products.
Apple Computer
iMac
iPod
iPhone
iPad
Apple TV

6. What was happening in the 1970S
IBM was the leading provider in large mainframe computers for business. There was very little thought given to creating a computer suitable for the individual or for your desk in a office by the established business world.
In California a large number of amateur technologists were trying to make a computer. Many of these people were members of hobbyist clubs and attended the West Coast Computer Faire.

7. IBM PC
In 1980 IBM realised that the desktop computer was here to stay and they needed to be in the market to compete.
A team was established to attempt to create a desktop computer in one year.
In order to create a rival computer they could not design their own components, So their PC was created out of readily available components: keyboard, monitor, processor, memory and hard disk.
The IBM PC could not be patented as it used Open Architecture.
The operating system was provided under license by Microsoft.

8. Microsoft In 1980 Microsoft owned the basic programming language.
In order to provide an Operating System to IBM they purchased Q-DOS from Seattle Computer Products for £50,000 and then licensed it to IBM $50 per machine. They made a fortune.
The success of Microsoft is based of both their ability as programmers and the business sense.

9. Apple Account – www.icloud.com
When using any of the Apple products you need an Apple Account.

10. Apple Account – You will have anemail e.g. philharker60@icloud.com.

11. Apple Account

12. iPhone

13. iPhone

14. Films

15. Films - Jobs