Apple Inc. Coordinates: Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976 to develop and sell personal computers.
It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. on January 3, 1977, and was renamed as Apple Inc. on January 9, 2007 to reflect its shifted focus towards consumer electronics. History 1976–80: Founding and incorporation The Apple I, Apple's first product, was sold as an assembled circuit board and lacked basic features such as a keyboard, monitor, and case. Apple was established on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne[20][21] to sell the Apple I personal computer kit, a computer single handedly designed by Wozniak. Apple was incorporated January 3, 1977,[32] without Wayne, who sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800.[21] Multi-millionaire Mike Markkula provided essential business expertise and funding of $250,000 during the incorporation of Apple.[33][34] 1981–89: Success with Macintosh. Apple. Sony. Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its four operating segments – Electronics (including video games, network services and medical business), Motion pictures, Music and Financial Services.[6][7][8] These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world.
Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Mobile Communications (formerly Sony Ericsson), and Sony Financial. Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders and third-largest television manufacturer in the world, after Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics. The Sony Group (ソニー・グループ, Sonī Gurūpu?) Origin of name[edit] When Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo was looking for a romanized name to use to market themselves, they strongly considered using their initials, TTK. Sony[edit] Global. Microsoft. Coordinates: History 1972–83: Founding and company beginnings Paul Allen (l.) and Bill Gates (r.) on October 19, 1981, in a sea of PCs after signing a pivotal contract.
IBM called Microsoft in July 1980 inquiring about programming languages for its upcoming PC line;[9]:228 after failed negotiations with another company, IBM gave Microsoft a contract to develop the OS for the new line of PCs.[10] Microsoft entered the OS business in 1980 with its own version of Unix, called Xenix.[14] However, it was MS-DOS that solidified the company's dominance. 1984–94: Windows and Office In 1990, Microsoft introduced its office suite, Microsoft Office. On July 27, 1994, the U.S. 1995–2005: Internet and the 32-bit era Bill Gates giving his deposition in 1998 for the United States v. 2006–10: Windows Vista, mobile, and Windows 7 2007 also saw the creation of a multi-core unit at Microsoft, as they followed in the steps of server companies such as Sun and IBM.[45] Home.