Apple Inc. is an American technology company that designs and sells consumer electronics like Mac computers, the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. It was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, California and operates 364 retail stores worldwide, selling a variety of products and software like the Mac OS operating system, iTunes, iLife, and iWork suites.