How Apple Became a $1 Trillion Company

So you may have already heard that Apple’s valuation crossed one trillion dollars on Thursday August 2nd, but you may not know exactly what that means. So before we get into the story of how Apple grew to become a one trillion dollar company, let’s first get an understanding how a company’s value is calculated. So you can calculate any companies value by multiplying how many shares of that company exist by how much each share is worth. And whatever number you get is called the company valuation, or value. Now this number constantly changes depending on whether the company’s share price goes up or down, or if they initiate a stock buyback, so although Apple has broke the one trillion dollar mark, they may fall back under that number as their value moves up and down.
So now that we understand how Apple’s value is calculated, let’s explore their incredible journey from a one hundred million dollar company to a one trillion dollar company. It all started on December 12th, 1980. That’s when Apple went public and first listed on the stock market. They were able to sell 4.6 million shares at twenty-two dollars a piece. Which meant at that time, Apple was worth 101.2 million dollars. Now you may be wondering why so many people bought Apple stock at that time considering the company had just been founded four years earlier. Well in those four years Apple had accomplished quite a bit. They had already released the Apple I, Apple II, and Apple III, with revenue increasing by 533% every year. That meant by 1980 Apple was generating $118 million in revenue annually. And that kind of growth was definitely something investors wanted a piece of. So there was actually a very high level of anticipation of Apple becoming listed on the stock market, and when it finally happened, investors jumped at the opportunity. But despite this financial head start, Apple was worth just 1/10,000 of what it is today.

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I remember it, It was on the ipad 1

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Me

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Mr. mustache Freak still see it when I go on holiday on my grandmoms iPhone 3G

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2 Trillion

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Apple Watch iPad AirPods MacBook iPhone These devices are the best. Devices which need improvement. HomePod - Spotify support and a lower price.

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Apple Watch- The best SmartWatch and has health features that helps save lives. iPad- Helps schools, artists, and now helps video editors. AirPods- First truly successful Bluetooth headphone Macbooks- Decent Portable computers (though lacking ports) iPhone- The first true smartphone HomePod- NEEDS Spotify, a better Siri, and a lower price tag. iPod Touch- Good small semi-phone for kids or people who like music.

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Apple and Spotify don’t like each other so Spotify won’t allow Apple to support them

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Macintosh and Apple 2

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It’s truly inspiring to see Apple accomplish this. What many people don’t know is that Apple nearly went insolvent in 1998. If that had come to pass, revolutionary pieces of technology like the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad wouldn’t exist today. But then, Steve released the iMac G3 in 1998 and it was a turning point for Apple and the tech industry altogether. The iPod, an incredible piece of technology, followed afterwards in 2001 and increased Apple’s success. Then, in 2007, they created the masterpiece known as the iPhone, which changed everything. And when you thought they couldn’t innovate more, in 2010, the iPad was released and it was a giant success. If Apple went bankrupt, they wouldn’t exist and they’re magic would not be realised. Say what you want about Apple today, but you got to give them credit for pulling this off.

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@Ethan Iannce dry

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They aren't revolutionary, they were a medley of the best parts of other devices put in one

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@@OsirisMawnyou’re truly warped

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@@josephpepe2607 okay

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I love how people complain about $1000 phone but now the note is $1000 so people should get used to it

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Benjamin Tanner it isn’t that, it’s that for the price it’s worth much less, just add an Apple sign and the value multiplies by 90%

[@Zeerialo]

1000$ X 90%=900$

[@MichaelGrey11]

TLG1700 isn’t that how everything is? Nike sneakers cost a few dollars to make

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TLG1700 It’s not worth less really. Glass and stainless steel construction, dual OIS camera lenses, edge to edge display with no chin and minimal notch, fastest processor, water resistant, the list goes on. In 2017 there wasn’t a phone that could offer everything the iPhone X could and was as premium.

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Ryan Pavey true

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Apple Explained thanks for these videos you have a very good delivery and clear crisp voice

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Agree!

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First Trillion dollar company

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Get 1mill Subscribers with non vid Not really, that belongs to PetroChina, although only a year before it fell, even then Saudi Aramco is worth much more

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TLG1700 noob fellow apple is the "first private company to go trillion dollar"

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Petro China was a joke that lost all that value in days.

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The first trillion dollars company was the VOC in 1637

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Dutch East India Company was the first trillion dollar company, not Apple

[@GarethPW]

It would have been a good idea to include adjustments for inflation in this video.

[@dimitrischristou]

Great video! Please make a video for NeXT

[@BloodRider1914]

I think iTunes came out in 2001. It was just 2003 when the Windows version came out

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BloodRider 14 oh yea true

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Wow great Video again keep it up mate!

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Thank you for the video

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Nice video!!

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i was waiting on this video

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Missed some key points like the death of Jobs and the 2008 financial crisis but great video nonetheless.

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I’m subscribed and I haven’t seen the voting poll for a while, I used to see it and vote all the time.

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Amazing video bro

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Interesting video !

[@TheSteveSteele]

See those Apple computers @3:42? I had them all, almost! I had a Quadra 605, 610 and 650, and later an 840AV. I both of those keyboards (the one on the right was of Apple’s best keyboards they ever made - considered by many to be Apple’s IBM Model M). I also had a couple of those Apple monitors on the right. Don’t think I bought the one on the left, nor the geo modem either. The Quadra and the 68040 CPU that ran them were fast and fun to use. The good old days.

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*I love how I've been apart of this and made loads of money along the way!*

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So far, so good, APPLE has a place in technology-land and is it far ahead, keep going strong, thanks for showing and kind regards.

[@carat2947]

I miss steve jobs :(

[@aceyv2019]

me too

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he is a good person

[@ajaypraka5h]

I love apple as a company.They make great products.Some people may argue that products are expensive but you get what you pay for. I can’t live without ios iphone x may be selling at 300% profit margin but this extra cost is for the software in it

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Great video Apple Explained. Hats off to Steve Jobs...

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I wish Steve Jobs was still here cause he would be proud of how apple became a success!

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Mary Kis He probably wouldn't be proud about HOW they did it, but he'd definitely be proud of the fact that they did it.

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Nice video, but Jobs died, forgot to add that?

[@MyHoustonboy]

Does that have anything to do with how Apple became a $1 trillion company

[@deud1eskrub503]

Ummm, yeah, this is the history of Apple silly.

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Tristen Patrick Allison yes it did. If Steve died, the stock probably fell that day, because that meant that he was never coming back to Apple.

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Unfortunately, once Steve resigned his CEO position, he was loosely on the board of directors for Apple. At that point his health was taking its turn for the worse and didn't have much say over Apple until his death.

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Deud1eSkrub ok

[@loadingfriend]

great video, just wish it would have touched a bit more on how Jobs got them to where they are; why Apple wanted/needed him back from next; how the physical Apple stores gave them an edge; how their marketing played a role; how iOS and, most importantly, how the App Store impacts the valuation.

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What is the purpose of the voting poll if you use the last place winner?

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Very good inventor

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Nice video

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I always wondered this

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Thanks for making this video! Wasn’t exactly sure how they reached $1T, but you explained it well! :)

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Love the video

[@techguy0711]

Next step is mentioned a lot in Objective-C when doing iPhone and Mac app development. Some examples in the way Apple uses next step in their code is NSSTring,.

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What sources did you use?

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Friday the thirteenth an unlucky day for dell

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Nice vid

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We should observe that the key to Apple's milestone being achieved is primarily a sustained innovation on a single product and that is the iPhone with it's tightly knit Ecosystem... iPhone X caused great excitement across the globe, and I use one too But the glorious days of Apple may not sustain long enough

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Can u imagine if you bought Apple shares way back when Steve Jobs just returned

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Do you have any sources on where you got the information?

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Wikipedia...

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My dad bought some Stocks right before iPhones release

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Piipperi800 lucky

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Daniel Calvert yeah he was. However, my dad keeps up with the rumours and he saw rumors about the iPhone. I remember these words from my dads mouth when he was talking to my mom: ”I heard that Apple is going to release a phone with a touch screen, and i know its going to be big thing. Can i please invest on some Apple stocks?” Of course that has been translated

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Piipperi800 how many stocks did he but

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Smart dad, every media outlet in the world predicted the end of Apple before they invented iPhone. (they still do)

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Clariece C he was pretty smart. He might sell them later. Why buying stocks is bad for Apple -FORBES

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Stock buy backs

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The other time point that might have been useful is the point where they became the most valuable US company (I believe they passed Exxon).

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Thanks! This puts it into perspective. It's a marker / goal for sure, but it's still 'stock; evaluation. Meaning it isn't 'cash' just what the stock would sell for if sold on the market at that time. Wonder if Amazon will be the next 1 tri-lll-ion dollar monster?

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Nice

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Earphones Keep breaking 😂

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December 12th is my b day!

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Still polls are not on IOS yet

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Just calculated it at 1.3 Trillion Dollars as of December 2019

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i love apple....

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Hi! I have never used Mac. Which Mac should I buy btn Mac air and macbook 12'?

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Doang Mawar if you want a good cheap laptop get the 12” MacBook, it’s a lot better than the MacBook Air. Or you could get an iPad Pro and keyboard which has the same functionality with the added bonus of having a touchscreen.

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don't bother with the macbook since the keyboard is hard and expensive to repair, instead by an iMac or iMac Pro or get a 2nd hand macbook from 2008-2012 where the keyboards are easier to repair

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Low price High sales in earlier stage Now very high price and very high sales !!

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You sound like Scott from US airsoft

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wait there was an Apple 3? i never knew that until this video

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Hmmm now try 2!

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answer: by selling you 29.00 USD cables, that cost them like 5 cents to make in china, cuz you'll replace it....way faster then getting your next haircut.

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What did you use to see the market share of apple

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Adam Kelly Stocks App on iOS

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I love Apple.

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I hope they will come with new ideas…...

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AR glasses will be the future you'll see

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*SCARY HOURS FOR DELL ON FRIDAY THE 13TH*

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Cue in the Samsung Trolls on an Apple video! ..... ready..... set.... come at me!

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i still think the iPad is revolutionary!!!

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Around 5: 22 you needed some water bro.

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Obviously it's those darn lightning connectors. They only last you like 2 seconds.

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4:43 it sounds similar to what happening today

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Are there any Apple products that are actually worth purchasing for the regular retail price?

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Yeah iPhone iPad max

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Airtags

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Don't forget to Subscribe if you want to vote!

[@cameronmcintyre9119]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Dutch East Indies Company worth $7.9 trillion (adjusted for inflation) at its height in 1637, meaning Apple were beaten to it by nearly 400 years?

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They got it by looting India

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November 9, 2018 They fell below $1,000,000,000 market capitalisation due to Apple’s announcement to not report sales number of their products.

[@AdamB83]

Watching this on my iPhone XR lol

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How do you vote?

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Sent from iPhone X

[@officialANON001]

Won't, So since Apple first went public there market cap has gone up 10,000 percent that's wild

[@ien2023]

They became a trillion dollar company because of the over price accessories...It's magical!

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yay

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Shout out to everyone who had to watch this for school

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Howwww did you beat me????

[@jamiec4478]

It’s nice how in the early days Steve jobs wants cheaper products for everyone and now after he’s sadly dead apple make phones costing over $1000.

[@connerwine8257]

You mean cheap in the 80s and 90s because back then you had to have over a 1000 dollare

[@NeedToBike]

"one more thing...." will be in 2020 according to rumors.

[@ethan-in4ob]

They became a trillion dollar company because all of their chargers kept breaking.

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woogie But who kept buying their products? 😉

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wink wink wink xd

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Daniel P They broke easier years ago. I remember I always had problems with my iPhone 5, and 6 plus charger

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Accesories are just 5% of the Apple earnings.

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You legend,

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Last time I was this early I got stabbed at the fair

[@chilejunior9231]

One thing I know is Apple did not become the first trillion dollar company by being nice.

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0:47 I'm sorry but whoooo actually needs this to be explained... I get that we're being thorough but you're just lowering the bar babe.

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/r/iamverysmart

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I miss Steve Jobs. :-(

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Watching on iPhone X

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DominatingBanana just shut the hell up.

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rahul chowdary I like apple and all, but the iPhone X was made to tell everyone you spent $1,000 on a phone

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DominatingBanana plz tell HOW THE FRICK the gear s3 is better than Apple watch

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No way!

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There is always some bad apples that don't like hard workers to succeed I've been in the corporate world for many years .........take a bite out of crime🍎.......🍏......🕵

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Because Apple is a good company

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And now it’s a 3 trillion company.

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Apple stock legit is my college fund.

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kk mooiiii

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give dem 1 trillion dollars to meeeee

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Its the eco system bro

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actually standard oil by rockefellar is the first company to reach 1 trillion dollar

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Rona Fanfouna Maybe when factoring inflation in.

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Hiiii

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I think both apple and Microsoft are the worlds biggests company’s

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