1 1 Things you don't know about Apple.

The company behind the ubiquitous iPhone and iPad is notoriously mysterious.

But there are some little-known facts about this California-based compan

1 1 Things you don't know about Apple.

The company behind the ubiquitous iPhone and iPad is notoriously mysterious.

But there are some little-known facts about this California-based company.

According to the British "Guardian" report, iPhone and iPad can be seen everywhere now, but Apple has been wrapped in a mysterious veil. Nevertheless, we can know a little about this California-based high-tech company.

1 Steve Jobs was adopted, half Syrian.

1. Steve Jobs was adopted as a child and was half Syrian.

The co-founder and CEO of Apple Legend passed away on 20 1 1 year1October.

But when he was leading the company, Steve Jobs revealed that he was actually adopted and half Syrian. His biological parents

Joanne Sibul and Syrian immigrant Abdelfattah Jandali met at the University of Wisconsin, when they were both 23-year-old students.

Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple, died on 20110. According to relevant information, Jobs was adopted as a child, with half Syrian descent. Jobs's biological mother is Joanne Schieble, and his biological father is Abdulfattah Jandali, who immigrated to the United States from Syria. They met at the University of Wisconsin when they were 23-year-old college students.

Jobs was adopted on 1955.

Under the pressure of Sybil's parents. Sibel and Jandali later got married and had a daughter.

Jobs' biological sister.

However, because of the strong opposition of the woman's parents to this relationship, Jobs was finally sent to an adoptive family on 1955. Schiber and Jandali later married and had a daughter, Jobs' sister.

Apple's first computer was overpriced.

2. The secret of the price of the first generation MAC.

Apple's first computer

Apple No.1

The price is $666.66. Steve Wozniak obviously didn't realize the evil meaning of the 36 configuration when pricing.

On the contrary, its price is one third higher than the wholesale price of $500.

I prefer a repeated number to 667 because it is "easier to type".

The first generation of Apple I cost $666.66. Obviously, Steve Wozniak didn't realize the "malice" behind this number consisting of five sixes. He just wants the price to be higher than the wholesale price of $500 1/3. Another reason for setting this price is that a duplicate number is "easier to enter" than 667.

Apple flies everything.

Not the sea

All apple products are shipped by air, not by sea.

Apple is Cathay Pacific's largest cargo customer.

Because it prefers to transport most of its inventory by air rather than by sea. The advantage is that the inventory can be transferred quickly rather than cheaply.

It only takes 15 hours to transfer the stock from China to the United States, instead of 30 days. This means that less money is tied up in stocks (usually on credit) before it can be sold.

Apple is Cathay Pacific's largest cargo customer. Apple has always been shipped by air, not by sea. Compared with the cheaper delivery method, Apple chose a faster delivery route, so the goods sent to China can arrive within 15 days instead of 30 days. This means that less funds are frozen in the inventory before the sale.

This also means that mobile phones

Every tablet and computer worth more than 500 pounds will not be put in a container at sea, because the container may sink to the bottom of the sea or be hijacked.

This also means that the value of each mobile phone, tablet computer and computer is more than 500 dollars, instead of facing the danger of sinking or being robbed of containers in the vast sea.

Macintosh is a variety of apple.

Macintosh is the name of an apple.

Apple Macintosh is called Macintosh because it is Jeff Ruskin's favorite apple variety.

"Macintosh" is a series of Apple personal computers, named after the favorite apple variety of Jeff Ruskin, the founder of the project.

At that time, it was just a code name

It is reported that when Ruskin was not in the office, Steve Jobs tried to change it into a "bike".

But Macintosh stuck to the end of product development and put it on the box.

At first, "Macintosh" was just a project code. According to related reports, when Jobs was not in the company, he tried to change Ruskin into a "bike". But "Macintosh" was finally preserved and appeared on boxes of all sizes.

7 Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Oh wow

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Steve Jobs' last words were "Oh, wow. Oh, wow. "Oh, wow" when he looked over his family's shoulder.

According to his sister Mona Simpson,

Who allowed her eulogy at Jobs' memorial service to be published in The New York Times?

Jobs' sister Mona Simpson agreed to deliver her eulogy at the The New York Times. According to the eulogy, Jobs kept looking at his family at the last moment, and his last words were "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh".

Apple has three founders.

8. Apple has three founders.

Apple was founded by three people on 1976.

Steve jobs

Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.

Apple was founded in 1976 with three founders, namely Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.

Ronald drew the first Apple logo.

Wrote the initial cooperation agreement and Apple computer manual.

However, he sold his 10% shares for $800 in a few weeks for fear of debt.

Wayne drew the first Apple logo, wrote the initial cooperation contract and the user manual of the first generation MAC. However, Wayne sold 10% shares for $800 two weeks after the establishment of Apple because of heavy debts.

The same shares will be worth more than $35 billion today.

This 10% stake will be worth more than $35 billion today.

Thanks for my white iPod.

9.eve's white iPod

Steve Jobs initially opposed the idea of white products.

But it was persuaded by Sir Jony Ive, the designer of Apple, to use white as the primary color of Apple products.

At first, Jobs opposed the use of white as the basic color of all Apple products, but was finally persuaded by designer Jonathan Ive.

In Yves' recent biography,

Doug Satz, a former Apple designer, once said that when Jobs saw a different hue "Moon Grey", he was only moved by white.

In the recently published biography of Yves, Doug Satz, a former Apple designer, said that the only reason Jobs was persuaded was that Yves proposed a design concept called Moon Grey.

Ive's love for White began long before he joined Apple.

Back to his works when he was studying design at Newcastle University.

Judging from the works designed by Yves when he was at school in Newcastle, he loved white before he joined Apple.

10 packaging obsession

10. Packaging control

Apple attaches no less importance to packaging than to products. So so

It has a special secret packaging room at its headquarters in Cupertino.

California.

Apple not only attaches importance to product research and development, but also strives for perfection in product packaging, so that there is even a mysterious packaging room at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California.

The packaging designer spent countless hours opening the box in this special room.

Try to arouse the right emotional response when customers open new products for the first time. In his book.

Inside apple

Adam Lashchinski described Apple's obsession and attention to packaging details:

In this special room, designers have unpacked products countless times, trying to let consumers get the best emotional experience when unpacking for the first time. Adam Lashinsky, the author of Inside Apple, once described Apple's obsession with packaging.

"One by one.

The designer created and tested a series of endless arrows.

flag

And a small label tape designed to tell consumers where to pull off the contact lens.

Total bleeding label attached to the top of transparent iPod box. Making it just right is the trouble of this special designer. "

"Time and time again, designers seem to endlessly design and test different arrow signs, different colors, and even tell consumers how to uncover the small transparent plastic label on the iPod. These critical designers have a relentless pursuit of perfection.

1 1 ball

1 1. Spherical

In his recent unauthorized biography of Johnny Yves,

Leander Kahney put a picture of iMac G4 in the box. The rod connecting the screen and the dome base is wrapped in polystyrene.

Carefully place the spherical speakers on both sides of the shaft. The idea of arranging them into male genitalia is obviously the idea of the design team.

Jonathan Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Great Products, written by leander Carney, contains a photo of iMac G4. The mainframe of iMac G4 is a hemisphere made of polystyrene. A display is connected to the top of the sphere, and two spherical speakers are exquisitely placed on both sides. This appearance similar to male genitalia seems to reflect the philosophy of Apple's design team.

in addition

This book also has a high school photo of Yves.

It can be said that he is the most famous designer and fashion leader in the world.

With an impressive mullet.

In addition, the biography also includes a photo of Yves in high school. This is recognized as the most famous designer and fashion designer in the world. When he was young, he had fluffy hair. This hairstyle has a name "mullet".