Apple becomes first trillion-dollar company
The milestone marks the financial fruit of stylish technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2017 file photo, with a photo of former Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs projected in the background, Apple CEO Tim Cook kicks off the event for a new product announcement at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Marcio Jose Sanchez Associated Press
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An electronic screen displays Apple stock at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in New York. Apple has become the world's first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion. The milestone marks the triumph of stylish technology that has redefined what we expect from our gadgets ever since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Mark Lennihan Associated Press
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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the new iPad during an Apple event in San Francisco. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2014 file photo, the new Apple Watch is modeled during a media event in Cupertino, Calif. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Marcio Jose Sanchez Associated Press
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Apple has been financially dependent on its iPhone, but it is wisely expanding its revenue in other areas.
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FILE - In this May 6, 2003 file photo, Apple Computer customer walks into an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., passing a display of music albums for Apple's new iTunes Music Store. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
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FILE - In this April 28, 2003 file photo, Apple Computer Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs gestures during Apple's launch of their new online "Music Store" and new iPod in San Francisco. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new iPhone during his keynote address at MacWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco on Jan. 9, 2007.
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FILE - In this July 19, 2000, file photo, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer Inc, shows off the inside of his company's new Power Macintosh G4, an 8-inch cube computer, during his keynote address at MacWorld Expo in New York. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Richard Drew Associated Press
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FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2011 file photo, a photo of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is displayed as a tribute at Nasdaq in New York. Jobs died Wednesday at age 56 after a long battle with cancer. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Mark Lennihan Associated Press
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FILE - In this March 2, 1997 file photo, John Sculley, chaiman of Apple Computer Inc., shows off the new Macintosh II computer at news conference in Los Angeles. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Reed Saxon Associated Press
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FILE - In this May 13, 1996 file photo, Apple Computers Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gil Amelio laughs about joking about his tie as he formally outlines Apple's recovery strategy at a conference for developers of software for the Macintosh computers in San Jose, Calif. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Paul Sakuma Associated Press
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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2010 file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks at an Apple event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Tony Avelar Associated Press
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FILE- In this Sept. 12, 2017, file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook, shows new Apple Watch Series 3 product at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Marcio Jose Sanchez Associated Press
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FILE - In this April 28, 2003 file photo, Apple Computer Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs gestures as he introduces the new iPod during Apple's launch of their new online "Music Store" in San Francisco,. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
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FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2001 file photo, the original iPod is displayed after its introduction by Apple Computer Inc. chief executive officer Steve Jobs during a news conference in Cupertino, Calif. (Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Julie Jacobson Associated Press
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FILE - In this May 22, 1997 file photo, the new Apple Newton MessagPad 2000 is shown at New York's Newton Source store. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Richard Drew Associated Press
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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 1998 file photo, Apple's new iMAC computer is seen at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Ben Margot Associated Press
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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 1984 file photo, Steve Jobs, chairman of the board of Apple Computer, leans on the new Macintosh personal computer following a shareholder's meeting in Cupertino, Calif. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
Paul Sakuma Associated Press
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FILE - In this April 24, 1984 file photo, Steve Jobs, left, chairman of Apple Computers, John Sculley, center, president and CEO, and Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, unveil the new Apple IIc computer in San Francisco, Calif. Apple has become the worlds first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago.
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