Apple at 50: How the company became so profitable

Host: Journalist and interviewer for CNN&#x27;s &quot;The Whole Story,&quot; guiding the retrospective analysis of Apple&#x27;s historical arc and corporate strategies.
David Pogue: Elite technology journalist, author, and musician. Pogue has tracked Apple&#x27;s ecosystem meticulously since the 1980s, bringing a deep, granular understanding of the company&#x27;s product development, leadership culture, and market positioning over the last half-century.

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Data Point	Value	Context	Timestamp
Apple Valuation	~$4 Trillion	Nearing a historic market capitalization milestone as the dominant electronics company.	[00:07:23]
Revenue Velocity	$1,000,000	The dollar amount of Apple products sold globally every 90 seconds.	[00:07:23]
iPhone Sales	220 million	The total number of iPhones sold on an annual basis.	[00:07:23]
Apple II Expansion	8 Slots	Wozniak successfully fought Jobs to include 8 functional expansion slots instead of 2.	[00:04:14]

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