Apple Productivity Experience Group

Apple Productivity Experience Group
Company typeOperating unit of Microsoft
IndustryComputer software
FoundedJanuary 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)
HeadquartersRedmond, Washington, United States
ProductsMicrosoft Office
Microsoft Messenger
Remote Desktop Client
Revenue$350 million (2008)[1]
Number of employees
180 (2008)[1]
Websitewww.microsoft.com/mac/

Apple Productivity Experience Group (known as APEX)[2] is an operating unit of Microsoft that, as of 2009, is the largest software developer outside of Apple Inc. for the macOS and iOS operating systems.[3] Formed as Macintosh Business Unit on January 7, 1997,[4] it was initially composed of over 100 individuals from the existing cross platform Word, Excel, and PowerPoint teams in Microsoft's Office Division, and grew to 180 people the next year, with the addition of the Internet Explorer for Mac and Outlook Express for Mac teams. In 2000, it moved from the Office Division to the Specialized Devices and Applications Group inside the Entertainment and Devices Division,[3][5] and is now back inside the Microsoft Office division.

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  2. ^ "Explore our teams". Careers.microsoft.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Oliver, Sam (April 2, 2009). "Microsoft optimistic about Office making its way to iPhone". AppleInsider. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  4. ^ Microsoft (January 7, 1997). "Microsoft Announces New Macintosh Product Unit". Microsoft press release. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
  5. ^ "Microsoft 2010 form 10-K". United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 2010-07-30. p. 8. Retrieved 2010-08-05.