Apple turns 40

Apple Computer Company was founded 40 years ago yesterday, on April Fools’ Day, in Los Altos, California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne. To celebrate its big four-oh — as Microsoft did last year — the company is flying a commemorative pirate flag at its headquarters, 1 Infinite Loop, in Cupertino, a short drive away from Apple’s place of origin. Today, Apple Inc. sells much more than just desktop computers. There are laptops, portable music players, smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes, watches, and myriad accessories, like the elegant Apple Pencil. It is reported to be looking into virtual reality headsets and even a car. Here's a better way for Apple to get into the car market: they have so much money they could buy Ford, General Motors, and Tesla while still having at least 40 billion left over. But will the regulators allow the mass buyout of three big automotive firms? Probably not. But it's worth trying.