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Apple Turns 50, Celebrating a Legacy as New Questions Shadow Its Next Big Hit

The milestone prompts a fresh look at a giant that now faces questions about its next big leap.

Apple fête ses 50 ans ce 1er avril 2026. [STR / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP]
Apple fête ce mercredi 1er avril 2026 ses cinquante ans. (Photo : Steve Jobs, cofondateur de la société, en 2004.)
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Overview

  • Apple marked its 50th anniversary Wednesday with global fan events, including an Alicia Keys concert in New York and a fashion show in Shanghai.
  • Founded on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, the company began in a Los Altos garage and grew into one of the world’s top tech brands.
  • Apple’s ecosystem changed consumer tech, with the iPhone launched in 2007 and now reported to have sold more than three billion units worldwide.
  • Recent bets have struggled, with the Vision Pro headset reported at about 390,000 units in 2024 before a 90% sales drop late 2025 as its high price and few apps hurt demand.
  • Apple also ended its long‑running car effort after repeated delays, and critics point to design trade‑offs such as the failure‑prone butterfly keyboard and a mouse that charges from a port on its underside.