The company’s journey to the top of the technology industry was difficult after seeing Jobs (pictured right in 1976) leave the company in the mid-1980s after his pet, the first Macintosh computer, struggled and then he tried to displace him. CEO John Scully. Wozniak is pictured on the left
1976: Founders Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne set up the company on April 1, 1976, when they began selling computer kits to amateurs, each built by Wozniak.
The first product was the Apple I.
1977: Apple launches the Apple II in June, the first computer to be mass-produced.
1981: Jobs becomes chairman.
1984: The Macintosh is introduced during a Super Bowl commercial break and later officially unveiled during a launch event. A year later, he was terminated and Jobs left the company.
1987: Apple launches the Macintosh II, the first color Mac.
1997: Apple announces the acquisition of NeXT software in a $ 400 million deal that includes Jobs’ return to Apple as interim CEO. He officially took over the role in 2000.
2001: Apple introduces iTunes, OS X and the first generation iPod.
The first iPod MP3 music player was released on October 23, 2001 at an event in Cupertino and managed to hold up to 1,000 songs.
Steve Jobs presented the new Macintosh to Apple Computer Corporation on February 6, 1984 in California.
Apple’s then CEO, Steve Jobs, with an iPhone
2007: Apple introduces the iPhone.
2010: The first iPad is introduced.
2011: Jobs resigns in 2011 due to illness, handing over the title to Tim Cook. Pocket died in October of pancreatic cancer.
2014: Apple introduces the Apple Watch. He also introduced his first larger iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
2015: Following the acquisition of Beats by Dr Dre, Apple launches Apple Music to compete with Spotify and other music streaming services.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs spoke at an Apple event at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California.
2016: Apple returns to its roots and announces the 4-inch iPhone SE. Meanwhile, the company is embroiled in a lawsuit with the FBI over the agency, which is seeking access to a locked phone used by Sayed Farouk, who died in a shootout after a deadly attack in December in San Bernardino, California with his wife. The court order was overturned on March 28 after the FBI said a third party had managed to unlock the device.
2017: Apple introduces the iPhone X, which removes the home button to make room for futuristic end-to-end screen design, and a new FaceID system that uses advanced sensors and lasers to unlock phones with only the owner’s face.
2018: For the first time for Apple, it introduces new features in its latest iOS 12 operating system that encourage users to manage and spend less time on their devices. The move was prompted by a strong letter from shareholders urging the company to address the growing problem of smartphone addiction among children and teenagers.
2019: In January, Apple reports its first drop in revenue and profits in a decade. CEO Tim Cook has partly blamed the sharp drop in Chinese revenues.
2020: In March, Apple closes all its retail stores outside China in response to the coronavirus.