Apple is turning 50 this year. On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak officially founded Apple Computer Company. In the five decades since, the company certainly made its mark on the world, introducing product lines many of us still use today. The Mac (1985), the iPhone (2007), and the iPad (2010) are all still going strong—even if huge product lines like the iPod (2001) are no more.
Apple doesn’t shy away from anniversaries, and it seems the big 50 is no exception. In a press release on Thursday, the company confirmed that it would be officially celebrating 50 years of “thinking different and the innovations that have helped shape the way people connect, create, learn, and experience the world.” Its announcement goes on to quickly recap its biggest products—both hardware, software, and services—and pledges to continue “thinking different in the years ahead.” Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote a
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