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The Story About How the Third Apple Founder Sold Out for $800 Isn't Quite Right

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Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne has chosen the company's 50th anniversary to reveal that the conventional wisdom about how he got out of the company and sold a 10% stake in the company for $800 is wrong — but he's splitting a very expensive hair.Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne at the Computer History Museum — image credit: CHMApple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne — but Wayne left after 12 days. Now at a Computer History Mu…

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On the occasion of Apple's 50th anniversary, Ronald Wayne — the company's third co-founder, often forgotten alongside Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak — wanted to correct an almost mythical detail. Present at an event at the Computer History Museum, Wayne said that the story that he would have sold 10% of Apple for [...] Read more... Follow iPhoneAddict.fr on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone…

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AppleInsider broke the news in on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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