By Jason Snell

April 1, 2016 8:34 AM PT

Happy 40th, Apple

Note: This story has not been updated for several years.

40 years ago, Apple Computer was incorporated. A whole lot has happened since. I’ve spent 32 of those years as a user of Apple products, and my entire career writing about them. Apple has changed the world more than once in those 40 years. And it will probably do so again in the future. Here’s to the next 40.

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