Introduction
Apple Inc is a leading American corporation that manufactures computer software and consumer
electronics. The company is credited for designing products such as the Macintosh range of computers,
the iPad, iPhone, and the iPod. Computer software made by this company range from the iLife, the
safari web browser, the iOS, and the iTunes among others. The company is currently operating over 350
stores in various countries around the world alongside an online store that offers both software and
hardware. In this year, Apple Inc was ranked as the largest company in the globe with regard to market
capitalization (Seitz 5). It is equally a company with the largest market in the world with regard to both
revenue and profit generation. The company was founded in 1976 and later incorporated the following
year. Before the year 2007, this company was known as Apple Computer Inc. The shift to the current
name reflects the ongoing innovation in its range of products and market diversification. By September
last year, this company had nearly 50,000 employees on full term basis. Apparently the company has a
