Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company that specializes in consumer electronics, software, and online services.
September 2014
Apple joins companies including Samsung, Pebble and Fitbit in the wearables market with the Apple Watch. Although the Watch hasn't become a massive hit like earlier products, analysts project the device to eventually catch on with consumers.
October 5, 2011
He was 56, when he passed away on Oct. 5, 2011.
August 24, 2011
In a shocking move months after taking leave, Jobs resigns. Tim Cook is named Apple's next CEO.
June 2010
Apple tackles tablets next with the unveiling of its "magical and revolutionary" iPad in 2010.
1997
Jobs is named to the top role at Apple on a temporary basis while the company searches for a replacement for Amelio, ousted in 1997.
1985
The man Jobs recruited as Apple's next CEO would ultimately push the co-founder out. John Sculley helped organize a boardroom coup in 1985, and Jobs would go on to start another computer company called NeXT.
1980
Shares of Apple began trading on Dec. 12, 1980, opening at $22 a share
April 1, 1976
Apple Computer Company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.