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Apple Computer is Born
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created what is known as the Apple Computer. They sold the computers as kits, and they were known as the Apple I. -
Release of Apple II
The "Steves" went on to make the Apple II, their second computer. It was enhanced with colorful graphics and sounds, and it quickly caught on. -
The introduction of the Macintosh
The first Apple computer was the Macintosh. Before that time, most people didn't even understand computers, but Apple helped open new doors by making computers accessible to everyone; it was a fad that quickly caught fire. -
A partnership with Microsoft
In a $150 million deal, Apple teamed up with Microsoft. They put Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer on the Apple computers. -
The iMac
After opening the Apple Store, which allowed customers to customize their computers, Apple came out with a new, compact computers. It was called the iMac, and it was a hit.Sales went through the roof, and for some time, iMac was the #1 computer sold in the US. -
iTunes is introduced
iTunes was a revolutionary music application in its time. It was available only to Mac users.Original release based on SoundJam MP code. -
Apple comes out with the iPod
The introduction of the iPod set the music world on fire. It became an instant hit, and has sold hundreds of millions of units. -
New products
Apple continued rolling out new products. In a single year they introduced the iPod Shuffle, iPod Nana, and the iPod with video. -
First Iphone
On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs announced iPhone at the Macworld convention, receiving substantial media attention. Jobs announced that the first iPhone would be released later that year. On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone was released. -
The First MacBook
Steve Jobs introduced the first MacBook Air during a speech at his keynote at the 2008 Macworld conference on January 15, 2008. The first-generation MacBook Air was a initially promoted as the world's thinnest notebook.[7] It featured a custom[8] Intel Merom CPU and Intel GMA graphics -
World's Most Valuable Company
Apple passes oil giant ExxonMobil on August 9, 2011 to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company, with a market cap exceeding $337 billion. Apple remains the world's most valuable company today, nearly five years later, despite briefly trading places with Google parent company Alphabet in early February. -
Steve Job death
Steve Jobs passes away on October 5, 2011, one day after Apple introduced the iPhone 4S and Siri, following a lengthy battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer and other health complications. Apple celebrates his life at its Cupertino campus two weeks later as the public greatly mourns his loss. -
Apple Watch Intro
Tim Cook introduces the Apple Watch on September 9, 2014 as the company's first wearable device. The product is developed by a team led by Apple COO Jeff Williams, and the company collected over 18,000 hours of health and fitness data prior to its launch in April 2015. -
Intro to Apple Music
Tim Cook introduces Apple Music, the company's first subscription-based streaming music service, at WWDC 2015. Apple Music is compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, Apple TV, and Android. The service competes directly with Spotify, Google Play Music, Tidal, and other streaming music platforms. -
IPhone 7
IPhone 7 were announced on September 7, 2016, at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco by Apple CEO Tim Cook, and were released on September 16, 2016, succeeding the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus as the current flagship devices in the iPhone series. Apple also released the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in numerous countries worldwide throughout September and October 2016.
