Apple Inc. (
NASDAQ: APPL) designs, manufactures and markets mobile
communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable
digital music players, and a variety of related software, services,
peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and
applications. The Company's products and services include iPhone, iPad,
Mac, iPod, Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional software
applications, the iOS and OS X operating systems, iCloud, and a variety
of accessory, service and support offerings.
The Company also delivers
digital content and applications through the iTunes Store, App StoreSM,
iBookstoreSM, and Mac App Store. The Company distributes its products
worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, and direct sales
force, as well as through third-party cellular network carriers,
wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers. In February 2012, the
Company acquired app-search engine Chomp.
