Apple’s worldwide annual revenue totaled $215 billion for the 2016 fiscal year. The company enjoys a high level of brand loyalty and has been repeatedly ranked as the world’s most valuable brand. However, it receives significant criticism regarding the labor practices of its contractors and its environmental and business practices, including the origins of source materials.
and founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Jobs and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are widely recognized as pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
closes. 如果工厂关闭,对该镇来说将是沉重的打击。
2. renaissance: n. Somethingbecomes popular or successful again after a time when people were not interested in it
e.g. Popular art is experiencing a renaissance. 通俗艺术正在复兴。
electronics, computer software, and online services. The company’s hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computers, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, Apple TV digital media player and HomePod smart speaker.