Despite all of his other ventures, the now 79-year-old John Sculley is in a position different from just about any other executive in the history of American business. Despite a long and relatively distinguished career, nearly all of the frequent interviews Sculley gives are about ...
The conflict between Steve Jobs and then Apple CEO John Sculley over the release of the Macintosh led to Jobs being removed from all duties by the board of directors. This caused Jobs to leave Apple and start a new company, NeXT computers. At about this time, Steve Wozniak also stepped do...
Apple and Macintosh History On January 24, 1984, Apple announcedthe Macintoshto its Board of Directors and to the world – and the computer world has never been the same. A year earlier, Apple had unveiled the $10,000Lisa, the first business computer to market with a graphical user interfa...
However, they were unable to turn Apple around quickly enough to satisfy the company’s board of directors. The month before the departures, Apple filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to say it would take the company longer than expected to return to profitability. Apple also noted...
2016, after a two-year investigation, the European Commission claimed that Apple's use of a hybrid Double Irish tax arrangement constituted "illegal state aid" from Ireland, and ordered Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in unpaid taxes, the largest corporate tax fine in history....
You might also like to read about the history ofAdobe Photoshop,Web Forms,Google Doodles,Online Shopping, orSocial Networking. The Woz was an especially gifted engineer of his time, making and selling illegal devices that he made. One particular device allowed users to make free long distance ...
Originally announced onJuly 30and approved by Apple's Board of Directors, the four-for-onestock splitwill increase the number of common shares available in the company from approximately 12.6 billion to50.4 billion, for shares outstanding and the number of authorized shares combined. The process ef...
Apple Board of Directors Apple Developer Sign in to edit History Talk (0) System Software 6 Developer Apple Computer Released 6.0— April1988 Latest version 6.0.8.1(International) 6.1(Middle East) System 6was the name of theoperating systemof the AppleMacintoshcomputer, which was introduced in Ap...
Apple blew it with iOS 6 Maps, but as I said before, this is a speedbump, not a crash and burn. The history of this industry is peppered with many examples of companies which have recovered and remained successful despite of some pretty bonehead mistakes. Some of which were even written...
For the most part, however, Apple’s history without Steve Jobs is not of one of good products that can’t find an audience. Instead, it’s a history of unfocused management, unable to make good products at all. One example: In 1991, Apple joined forces with IBM and Motorola to create...