Top 5 Blue Chip Companies For 2016

Top 5 Blue Chip Companies For 2016: Apple Inc.(AAPL)

Apple Inc., together with subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers, mobile communication and media devices, and portable digital music players, as well as sells related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications worldwide. The company sells its products worldwide through its online stores, retail stores, direct sales force, third-party wholesalers, resellers, and value-added resellers. In addition, it sells third-party Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod compatible products, including application software, printers, storage devices, speakers, headphones, and other accessories and peripherals through its online and retail stores; and digital content and applications through the iTunes Store. The company sells its products to consumer, small and mid-sized business, education, enterprise, government, and creative markets. As of September 25, 2010, it had 317 retail stores, including 233 stores in the United States and 84 stores internationally. The company, formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc., was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Eric Bleeker, CFA, Chris Hill, and Lyons George]

  In this segment, Eric and Lyons discuss Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL  ) ambitions around creating an "iWatch." In the past week, Apple applied for a trademark on the term iWatch in Japan, Mexico, and Taiwan, leading many to speculate as to whether the launch of an iWatch is imminent, and whether such a product would be another hit product from Apple.

• [By Rahul Chattaraj]

  Recently, Typo Products, co-founded by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, launched a mobile phone case meant for the Apple (AAPL) iPhone 5 and 5S which facilitates typing on the device by providing the users a physical keyboard, an alternative to the on-screen touch keyboard. The product was received by ! the general consumers with a good deal of excitement and within two months a total of 4,000 units have been sold. The good part ends here. The bad part is - BlackBerry decided to take Typo Products to the court and sue them for patent infringement.

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