California

California is the home state of Apple Inc., which has its headquarters based in the city of Cupertino. Recent versions of its macOS operating system are named after locations in California.

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California is the in the United States and has been the  since Apple was founded in 1976.

Apple in California
The state contains several of the, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose, where Apple has held release events. Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference is typically held in Northern California and/or broadcast from or near its headquarters in Cupertino.

As of 2021, there are 54 Apple retail stores in California, more than any other U.S. state, or country. The newest store in California, the Apple Tower Theatre, was opened on June 24, 2021 within the historic in the  of Los Angeles.


 * See: List of Apple Stores: California

In November 2019, Apple committed 2.5 billion to help combat the housing crisis in California.