2003


 * January 7: AirPort Extreme, iLife, Safari, and the aluminum PowerBook G4 are introduced at Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
 * January 28: The 22-inch Apple Cinema Display is replaced by a higher-resolution 20-inch version. The 15-inch Apple Studio Display with ADC connector is discontinued.
 * February 13: Mac OS X 10.2.4 is released by Apple Computer.
 * February 15: The Carolina Final Cut Pro Users Group is founded.
 * February 18: Microsoft completes its acquisition of Virtual PC from Connectix.
 * March 19: Albert Gore Jr. is elected to the Apple Board of Directors.
 * April 28: The iTunes Music Store is introduced, offering songs for only $0.99 each.
 * Apple stock (AAPL) increases more than tenfold from around $6 per share to over $80.
 * The Aqua theme, introduced as part of Mac OS X in 2001, begins to be phased out in favor of cleaner designs, such as glass.
 * Greenpeace campaigns against Apple's use of particular chemicals in its products.