
蘋果今天40歲:看其產(chǎn)品如何變化
Apple turns 40 today
Apple turns 40 today and you won't be surprised to hear it has a lot to celebrate.
今天,蘋果公司40歲了.這是個(gè)碩果累累的品牌.
Firstly, it's the most valuable company in the world, which is no mean feat considering it almost went bankrupt in 1997.
首先,它是世界上最有價(jià)值的公司.有這樣的成就并不容易——這個(gè)公司1997年的時(shí)候還差點(diǎn)宣布破產(chǎn).
That's when the late Steve Jobs returned to launch the iMac, the first of a string of hardware products that also included the iPod, iPhone and iPad.
因?yàn)槭返俜颉滩妓沟幕貧w,并發(fā)布iMac,才挽救了公司.這條硬件產(chǎn)品線后來還陸續(xù)出了iPod、iPhone和iPad.
These devices cemented Apple's place as an industry leader.
這些產(chǎn)品奠定了蘋果公司作為產(chǎn)業(yè)領(lǐng)袖的地位.
Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne set up Apple on April 1 1976.
1976年4月1日,喬布斯和史蒂夫·沃茲尼亞克以及羅納德·韋恩一起創(chuàng)立了蘋果.
It now has more than 480 retail stores worldwide and reported income of more than $18 billion for the first quarter of this year.
目前蘋果公司在全世界范圍內(nèi)有480多家零售店.僅今年一季度已報(bào)告收入180多億美元.
The company's 40th birthday was being marked by the launch of the iPhone SE and new smaller iPad Pro, with the smartphone believed to be aimed at emerging markets such as China and India.