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Hoovers. Apple inc., 20 Sep. 2018. Proquest, search.proquest.com/marketresearch/docview/ 1860762319/92CF273355434ED5PQ/5?accountid=26523.
MarketLine. Apple inc., 18 Feb. 2019. Business Source Elite, web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&sid=866573e9-e3f4-4d01-befe-31881164a37b%40pdc-v-sessmgr03.
Mergent. "Apple inc." Mergent Online, www.mergentonline.com/companydetail.php?compnumber=12161&pagetype=synopsis. Accessed 2 Feb. 2019.
“Apple Inc.” CNN Business, Cable News Network, money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=AAPL. Accessed 14 Sep.-5 Nov. 2018.
eMarketer. "Number of iPhone Users in The United States from 2012 to 2016 (in Millions)." Oct. 2016. Statista - The Statistics Portal, www.statista.com/statistics/232790/forecast-of-apple-users-in-the-us/.
“The company changed its name from Apple Computer, Inc to Apple Inc. in 2007, representing its expanding product portfolio and increased focus on consumer electronics market” (MarketLine 9).
The stock price of Apple on Friday January 23, 2015 was $112.98 (“Apple inc.”).