How Apple Became Apple

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Fast Company’s oral history of Apple’s earliest days, told by the people who lived it — published as Apple turns 50.
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Published

March 30, 2026

Apple I, on display. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

“Today, as Apple turns 50, its presence in our lives is so pervasive—2.5 billion of the company’s devices are in active use—that its unlikely origin story is more resonant than ever. To tell it, I turned to the people who lived it…” [1]


References

[1] “How Apple became Apple: The definitive oral history of the company’s earliest days.” Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/91514404/apple-founding-50th-anniversary-apple-1-apple-ii-jobs-wozniak

Originally posted on LinkedIn.