Over the years Research In Motion and Apple have evolved into large corporations. Today it is difficult

Question:

Over the years Research In Motion and Apple have evolved into large corporations. Today it is difficult to imagine them as fledgling start-ups. Research each company’s history online.

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1. Which company is older?
2. In what years did each company first achieve $1,000,000,000 in sales?
3. In what years did each company have its first public offering of stock?