History of Apple Inc. - Timeline

Foundation

Thursday Apr 1, 1976

Cupertino, California , U.S.

Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.

The Apple I Went on Sale

Jul, 1976

U.S.

The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 and was market-priced at $666.66 ($2,935 in 2018 dollars, adjusted for inflation).

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Apple Computer, Inc.

Monday Jan 3, 1977

Cupertino, California , U.S.

Apple Computer, Inc. was incorporated on January 3, 1977.

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Apple II

Saturday Apr 16, 1977

U.S.

The Apple II, also invented by Wozniak, was introduced on April 16, 1977, at the first West Coast Computer Faire.

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The Macintosh

Sunday Jan 22, 1984

U.S.

In 1984, Apple launched the Macintosh, the first personal computer to be sold without a programming language. Its debut was signified by "1984", a $1.5 million television advertisement directed by Ridley Scott that aired during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984.

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Jobs leaves Apple

Tuesday Sep 17, 1985

U.S.

On September 17, 1985, Jobs submitted a letter of resignation to the Apple Board. Five additional senior Apple employees also resigned and joined Jobs in his new venture, NeXT.

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Macintosh Portable

Wednesday Sep 20, 1989

U.S.

The Macintosh Portable is a portable computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from September 1989 to October 1991.

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Macintosh Classic

Monday Oct 15, 1990

U.S.

The Macintosh Classic is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from October 1990 to September 1992. It was the first Macintosh to sell for less than US$1,000.

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System 7

Monday May 13, 1991

U.S.

System 7 is a graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers and is part of the classic Mac OS series of operating systems. It was introduced on May 13, 1991, by Apple Computer, Inc.

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First three PowerBooks

Monday Oct 21, 1991

U.S.

In October 1991 Apple released the first three PowerBooks: the low-end PowerBook 100, the more powerful PowerBook 140, and the high end PowerBook 170, the only one with an active matrix display.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 1995

1995

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 123 on the 1995 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 1996

1996

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 114 on the 1996 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Jobs back to Apple

Sunday Feb 9, 1997

U.S.

The NeXT acquisition was finalized on February 9, 1997, bringing Jobs back to Apple as an Advisor.

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Apple Store website

Monday Nov 10, 1997

U.S.

On November 10, 1997, Apple introduced the Apple Store website, which was tied to a new build-to-order manufacturing strategy.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 1997

1997

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 150 on the 1997 Fortune Global 500 list.

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A New all-in-one Computer

Saturday Aug 15, 1998

U.S.

On August 15, 1998, Apple introduced a new all-in-one computer reminiscent of the Macintosh 128K: the iMac. The iMac design team was led by Ive, who would later design the iPod and the iPhone.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 1998

1998

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 223 on the 1998 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 1999

1999

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 273 on the 1999 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2000

2000

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 285 on the 2000 Fortune Global 500 list.

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First official eponymous retail stores

Saturday May 19, 2001

U.S.

On May 19, 2001, Apple opened its first official eponymous retail stores in Virginia and California.

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iPod

Tuesday Oct 23, 2001

U.S.

On October 23 2001, Apple debuted the iPod portable digital audio player.

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The iPod was first sold

Saturday Nov 10, 2001

U.S.

The product (iPod), which was first sold on November 10, 2001, was phenomenally successful with over 100 million units sold within six years.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2001

2001

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 236 on the 2001 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2002

2002

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 325 on the 2002 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2003

2003

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 300 on the 2003 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2004

2004

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 301 on the 2004 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2005

2005

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 263 on the 2005 Fortune Global 500 list.

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First Apple computers to use Intel's Core

Tuesday Jan 10, 2006

U.S.

On January 10, 2006, the new MacBook Pro and iMac became the first Apple computers to use Intel's Core Duo CPU.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2006

2006

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 159 on the 2006 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Apple Inc.

Tuesday Jan 9, 2007

U.S.

During his keynote speech at the Macworld Expo on January 9, 2007, Jobs announced that Apple Computer, Inc. would thereafter be known as "Apple Inc.", because the company had shifted its emphasis from computers to consumer electronics.

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iPhone

Friday Jun 29, 2007

U.S.

The first-generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, and multiple new hardware iterations with new iOS releases have been released since.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2007

2007

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 121 on the 2007 Fortune Global 500 list.

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iTunes Store

Thursday Jun 19, 2008

U.S.

The iTunes Store quickly became the market leader in online music services, with over five billion downloads by June 19, 2008.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2008

2008

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 103 on the 2008 Fortune Global 500 list.

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Fortune Global 500 List of 2009

2009

New York, U.S.

Apple was ranked 71 on the 2009 Fortune Global 500 list.

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iPad

Wednesday Jan 27, 2010

U.S.

After years of speculation and multiple rumored "leaks", Apple unveiled a large screen, tablet-like media device known as the iPad on January 27, 2010.

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iPad Launched

Saturday Apr 3, 2010

U.S.

Later that year on April 3, 2010, the iPad was launched in the US. It sold more than 300,000 units on its first day, and 500,000 by the end of the first week.