FX.co ★ Apple celebrates 40th anniversary

Nowadays Apple holds the title of the most valuable company in the world. It all started with the hand-built Apple I and ended with an globally recognized technology empire. Check out the development of the most famous corporation on the planet.

Apple Inc. is the most valuable company in the world with a market cap of around $570 billion.

This is how it all started. Steve Jobs, John Sculley, and Steve Wozniak during the presentation of the Apple IIс in April, 1984.

Steve Jobs unveils the first-generation iPhone.

The most popular Apple products a few years ago included Macintosh, iMac, iPod, MacBook Pro, iPhone, and iPad.

In addition to technological innovations, the company is also famous for the floating glass staircase that became a design and brand element of Apple Stores. Apple possesses a patent covering this construction which consists of solid glass panels creating the impression that you are walking on air.

Here we see Steven Jobs 10 years ago introducing new iPod features such as video playback.

Apple fans usually queue up for a new product a few days before its launch.

Two years ago, the company announced the Apple Watch, a smartwatch with various bands.