Apple Inc.

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multinational corporation public company technology company

Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Apple Inc. canonical	1,150
Apple Computer, Inc.	166
Apple	103
Apple Computer	35
Apple Computer Company	5
AAPL	3
Apple.com	3
Apple (Jordan)	1
Apple (PRODUCT)RED	1
Apple (R&D center)	1
Apple (historically)	1
Apple Computer (via Forrest)	1
Apple Fellow	1
Apple Inc. (after Beats acquisition)	1
Apple Industrial Design Group	1
Apple services	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22245 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple Inc.
Context triple: [Silicon Valley, hasCompany, Apple Inc.]

A. IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
B. Microsoft
Microsoft is a multinational technology company best known for its Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.
C. Apple Macintosh computers
Apple Macintosh computers are a line of personal computers designed and sold by Apple Inc., known for their distinctive macOS operating system, integrated hardware–software ecosystem, and strong presence in creative and professional markets.
D. Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
E. Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur and visionary co-founder of Apple Inc., widely recognized for revolutionizing personal computing, smartphones, digital music, and animated films.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple Inc.
Target entity description: Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.

A. IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
B. Microsoft
Microsoft is a multinational technology company best known for its Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.
C. Apple Macintosh computers
Apple Macintosh computers are a line of personal computers designed and sold by Apple Inc., known for their distinctive macOS operating system, integrated hardware–software ecosystem, and strong presence in creative and professional markets.
D. Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
E. Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur and visionary co-founder of Apple Inc., widely recognized for revolutionizing personal computing, smartphones, digital music, and animated films.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	multinational corporation ⓘ public company ⓘ technology company ⓘ
brand	Apple Inc. self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Apple
businessModel	designs, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics ⓘ develops and sells software ⓘ offers subscription-based digital services ⓘ
CEO	Tim Cook ⓘ
CEOStartDate	2011-08-24 ⓘ
chairperson	Arthur D. Levinson ⓘ
coFounderRole	Ronald Wayne ⓘ surface form: Ronald Wayne was a co-founder Steve Jobs was a co-founder ⓘ Steve Wozniak was a co-founder ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
foundedBy	Ronald Wayne ⓘ Steve Jobs ⓘ Steve Wozniak ⓘ
foundingDate	1976-04-01 ⓘ
foundingLocation	Cupertino ⓘ surface form: Cupertino, California, United States
headquartersBuilding	Apple Park ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Cupertino ⓘ surface form: Cupertino, California, United States
industry	computer software ⓘ consumer electronics ⓘ digital services ⓘ online services ⓘ
legalForm	corporation ⓘ
logo	bitten apple logo ⓘ
marketPosition	one of the world’s largest technology companies by market capitalization ⓘ
notableEvent	introduced Apple Watch in 2015 ⓘ introduced iPad in 2010 ⓘ introduced iPhone in 2007 ⓘ launched original Macintosh in 1984 ⓘ
operatingSystem	iOS ⓘ iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ tvOS ⓘ watchOS ⓘ
predecessorCEO	Steve Jobs ⓘ
products	AirPods ⓘ Apple TV ⓘ Apple Watch ⓘ HomePod ⓘ Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ surface form: Mac iPad ⓘ iPhone ⓘ
service	App Store ⓘ Apple Arcade ⓘ Apple Fitness+ ⓘ Apple Music ⓘ Apple News+ ⓘ Apple Pay ⓘ Apple TV+ ⓘ iCloud ⓘ
stockExchange	NASDAQ ⓘ
tickerSymbol	Apple Inc. self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AAPL

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Referenced by (1,474)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swift Package Manager → developer → Apple Inc. ⓘ

Albhy Galuten → employer → Apple Inc. ⓘ

System 7 (early versions) → developer → Apple Inc. ⓘ

subject surface form: System 7

this entity surface form: Apple Computer, Inc.

Safari → developer → Apple Inc. ⓘ

Chris Lattner → employer → Apple Inc. ⓘ

Bill Fernandez → employer → Apple Inc. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple Computer

Bill Fernandez → notableEmployer → Apple Inc. ⓘ

Andy Hertzfeld → employer → Apple Inc. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple Computer

Infinite Loop campus as Apple’s main headquarters → ownedBy → Apple Inc. ⓘ