Look no further for the biggest Money Winner of the year … why, it’s Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Steve Jobs of course, recently named the number-one most almighty businessperson by Fortune magazine. Take that, Mr. Gates!

In 2007, the man with the scruffy facial hair and the omnipresent black turtleneck celebrated the 30th year of Apple, which was incorporated in 1977, and his tenth year since returning to the firm after a hiatus of nearly ten years. It was a banner year for multiple reasons including, but not limited to:

• The changing of the corporate name from “Apple Computer” to “Apple Inc.,” a better reflection on the company’s broad-based commerce.
• The launch of Apple TV, which can play video composition downloaded from
  a computer onto a television. AAPL is expected to be able to unload amoung 1 million and 1.5 million devices during its first year of release. The 40 GB version currently retails at $299; the 160 GB is $399.
• The wildly successful unveiling of the iPhone, which saw surging demand despite an initial price tag of nearly $600. Time magazine named the device the “Invention of the Year” and sales topped even the most aggressive estimates.
• The debut of Leopard, a new operating system for Mac.

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Original post by Beth Gaston Moon

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