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The story of Apple starting in a garage—which inspired a film—is not 100 percent true. The giant tech company did not really start in a garage. Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, debunked the myth behind Apple's origin story in an interview with Bloomberg TV. The garage is a bit of a myth, it's overblown, Wozniak said. The garage represents us better than anything else, but we did no designs there. Sponsored Links. Apple will start paying shareholders a $9.9 billion annual dividend, which is equivalent to $10.60 a share or a roughly 1.8% yield with Apple shares trading at more than $600. This dividend, the largest initial one ever by a U.S. company, comes on top of large stock price gains enjoyed by investors. With the introduction of the successful iPod music player in 2001 and iTunes Music Store in 2003, Apple established itself as a leader in the consumer electronics and media sales industries, leading it to drop Computer from the company's name in 2007. The dividend is a steady payment of cash for investors who have become accustomed to collecting on the stock's breathtaking capital gains. Apple's 1.8% dividend yield is in line with the Standard & Poor's 500's roughly 2% yield. Apple Inc. , formerly Apple Computer, Inc. , is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, computer software, and commercial servers, and is a digital distributor of media content. The company also has a chain of retail stores known as Apple Stores. Apple Computer Debuts. Apple Computer was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. While Wozniak provided the technical skills to produce the company's first computer, the Apple I, it's Jobs who became the face of the company.
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