On the 1st of April, Apple will be 50 years old. To mark the special occasion, CEO Tim Cook has shared a letter on the company’s website.
Apple to Celebrate the Company’s 50th Anniversary in the Coming Days While Tim Cook Shares an Emotional Letter with Everyone
Apple has made a huge impact in the past few decades. From offering ideas to shipping great products and services, the company has managed to stand the test of time where many others have failed.
On the 1st of April, the company founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne will turn 50 years old. And rather than just let it be an ordinary day, Apple plans to celebrate it.
More importantly, CEO Tim Cook has shared a letter with everyone on the official website. You can read all of it below:
Fifty years ago in a small garage, a big idea was born. Apple was founded on the simple notion that technology should be personal, and that belief — radical at the time — changed everything.
April 1st marks 50 years of Apple. From the first Apple computer to the Mac, from iPod to iPhone, iPad to Apple Watch and AirPods, as well as the services we use every day — the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV — we’ve spent five decades rethinking what’s possible and putting powerful tools into people’s hands. Through every breakthrough, one idea has guided us — that the world is moved forward by people who think different.
That’s because progress always begins with someone — an inventor or scientist, a student or storyteller — who imagines a better way, a new idea, a different path. That spirit has guided Apple from the start. But it has never belonged to us alone.
Every invention we bring into the world is just the beginning of a story. The most meaningful chapters are written by all of you — the people who use our technology to work, learn, dream, and discover. You’ve made breakthroughs and launched businesses. You’ve cheered up loved ones in the hospital and captured your toddler’s first steps. You’ve run marathons, written books, and rekindled friendships. You’ve chased your curiosity, found your new favorite song, and shared stories that connect us all.
In your hands, the tools we make have improved lives, and sometimes even saved them. And that is what inspires us — not what technology can do alone, but everything you can do with it.
At Apple, we’re more focused on building tomorrow than remembering yesterday. But we couldn’t let this milestone pass without thanking the millions of people who make Apple what it is today — our incredible teams around the world, our developer community, and every customer who has joined us on this journey. Your ideas inspire our work. Your trust drives us to do better. Your stories remind us of all we can accomplish when we think different.
If you’ve taught us anything, it’s that the people crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
So here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.Here’s to you.
If you read the letter for the first time, and know a thing or two about Apple, or just consider yourself a fan, the ‘here’s to the crazy ones’ bit really hits hard.
