History

The inside story of the Apple Watch: the people who made it, why it's important, and just how much the world's largest company has riding on it.

Apple Inc.: Apple Inc., American manufacturer of personal computers, computer peripherals, and computer software.

Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs had been friends in high school. They had both been interested in electronics, and both had been perceived as outsiders. They kept in touch after graduation, and both ended up dropping out of school and getting jobs working for companies in Silicon Valley.

Apple turns 40 on Friday. Here's a look back at the tech giant.

Before the iPhone, Apple was different. A lot different.

Steve Jobs was a 21-year-old college dropout living with his parents in Los Altos, Calif, where he and two friends, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, would hang out in the garage.

Two of the most significant people of our time. Together, they literally changed the world and significantly impacted the lives of almost every person on the Earth! And that is no overstatement!

Continuing with checkpoint releases, this update brings all MacBook Pro models up to date, and adds the just-announced iPod touch (6th Generation). Next up is the new MacBook and older MacBook Airs, then Desktop models. I'll probalby save the Watch for last. Happy July!

Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, servers, and computer software, and is a digital distributor of media content. The company also has a chain of retail stores known as Apple Stores. Apple's core product lines are the iPhone smart phone, iPad tablet computer, iPod portable media players, and Macintosh computer line.

Our huge, comprehensive rundown of Apple's history will take you from its origins in the 1970s, Jobs' departure and later return to Apple. Follow the Apple story with us!