I love Apple.

As this is my first post, thought I should talk about something I really love and have an interest in, Apple. Not the fruit, (although they are pretty awesome too, I love a decent Granny Smith) but the shinier one, the one and only Apple Inc! 

I now own three Apple products, an iPod, an iPhone, and a MacBook Pro. They have literally become part of me, I carry two of them around with me everywhere, and the third as much as I can. The reason I love this company so much is just because of how absolutely perfectly they executed their whole business. A share in AAPL now costs over $500. Apple as a company is now worth nearly $460 BILLION. Some interesting facts- Apple is now worth more than...

All the gold in the Federal Reserve, and then some ($350 billion)

All the illegal drugs in the world, and then some ($321 billion)

Six and a half years of global coffee consumption ($70 billion / year)

More than six years of U.S. beef consumption ($74 billion / year)*

More than five U.S. Civil Wars ($74-$84 billion each)

More than 2.5 Apollo space programs ($145-$170 billion apiece)

Three times the entire U.S. clothing industry ($150 billion)

* Although I probably still consume more beef.

They are almost worth nearly as much as Google and Microsoft combined! Why? Because everything they do is pretty much perfect, aesthetics, functionality, performance, compatibility... need I go on?! They have revolutionised the music industry, they invented 'Apps'. I'm reading Steve Jobs biography at the moment, and he is definitely edging his way into my list of idols. What an absolute lad, basically he treated people like sh*t until he got what he wanted, then told them they were amazing, it's a great read if you're a fan of biographies and books like that. It actually saddens me thinking of his death, I've never really been bothered about celebrity deaths, but I honestly think he made the world a better place. 

Anyway the question is, what's to be my next Apple product? Probably the iPad 3. Or maybe Apple TV. Or the new iTV. Or maybe all of them!

Apple.