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In a move to address rival products selling a lower price-points, Apple Computer Inc. announces lower-priced versions of its iPod digital music player with increased battery life. |
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Driven by rising sales of its iPod digital music player, Apple Computer Inc. more than triples its third quarter net income. The third quarter net income is $61 million, or 16 cents a share, which trumps the $19 million, or 5 cents a share, in 2003. Revenue rose 30% to $2.01 billion from $1.55 bill ... |
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Apple Computer opens its iTunes Music Store, selling 1 Million songs in first week alone. |
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Apple releases its new operating system, System 8. |
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Apple's board fires chairman and chief executive Gil Amelio who directed Apple's march to a series of huge losses. The company announces a greater role for Jobs, but says he will not become CEO |
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Apple announces it will acquire Steve Jobs' Next Inc for $400 Million. |
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Steve Jobs enters John Sculley's office to list the five Apple employees he would be taking with him. The board would authorize Sculley to begin litigation. |
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Steve Jobs stands up at an Apple Board meeting and offers to resign indicating his intention to depart to create NeXT computer. |
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The Apple Macintosh is introduced to the public on Super Bowl Sunday. |
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Markkula becomes chairman of Apple Computer with an initial investment of between $91,000 and $250,000. |
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Former Intel marketing exec, Mike Markkula visits Steve Jobs' garage to see the Apple computers. |
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Paul Terrell orders 50 Apple computers from Steve Jobs, for his Byte Shop. |
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The Apple I computer board is sold in a kit form for US$666.66., It is delivered to stores by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. |
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak form Apple Computer in the the Jobs' family garage. |
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Steve Jobs proposes that Atari create a personal computer. The idea is rejected. |
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Steve Jobs takes up employment working for Atari, Inc. as a video game designer. |
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Steven Paul, an orphan, is adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, California. |
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