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Apple

Put computers on desks, songs in pockets and the internet in every hand.

Impact score

93.9

#1 of 55 in Product Makers#7 of 773 across all media Compare with a rival

Apple repeatedly defined new categories: the PC, the GUI Mac, the iPod, the iPhone. The App Store created a developer economy worth over a trillion dollars a year.

It became the first company to reach a $3T market value.

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What it spawned

Apple

Movements

  • Design-led technology

Companies

  • App Store developer economy
  • General Magic and Nest alumni

Technologies

  • Personal computer (Apple II, Mac)
  • iPhone and the app economy