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Bill Gates' net worth is about 10 times that of Steve Jobs. According to Forbes' March 2010 issue, Bill Gates is the second richest man in the world, worth 53 Billion dollars. Steve Jobs is ranked 136th and is "only" worth 5.5 Billion dollars.
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Apple was started by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. They sold some of their stuff (cars, electronic equipment etc.) to raise the money to buy the parts needed to build their first computer - the Apple I. Having made some money selling the Apple I they developed the Apple II which would become a best seller of it's time and gave them enough money to go on and develop the Macintosh. Today Apple has over 25 billion Dollars in the bank and no debts.
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As a corporation, the company is owned by its shareholders, or people who invested money in it.
As there is no such company as Apple Computers they did not make anything. Apple Inc publishes its financial details and 10-K reports on its website.
When Steve Jobs was the CEO of Apple, he only earned $1.00 a year. He got most of his money through stocks that he owned.
Steve Jobs has not left Apple as he is still the Chairman. He stepped down from the position of CEO overseeing the day to day running of Apple. His personal fortune is estimated to be around $9 Billion.
In 2012 Apple Inc. had net sales of $156,508,000 with a net profit of $41,733,000.
Apple do give student discount for certain things.
Apple Mac computers are always more expensive than other computers as they are considered a high quality product. If you want to spend less money search ads for used computers that are a year or two old.