2004


 * January 6: Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces the 1st-generation iPod mini at the keynote event of Macworld Expo in San Francisco. iLife '04 and iMovie 4 are released. Other announcements include Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac.
 * February 1: Apple Computer and Pepsi collaborate to announce a giveaway of 100 million free songs though iTunes in a commercial that is aired during Super Bowl XXXVIII.
 * February 3: TheFacebook is launched at Harvard College.
 * February 20: The 1st-generation iPod mini is released.
 * March 15: Mac OS X 10.3.3 (Panther) is released.
 * March 16: Mac OS X Server 10.3.3 is released. FingaMIDI 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) is also released.
 * April 3: The Beijing Macintosh User Group is temporarily regrouped as the Beijing Macintosh Union.
 * April 14: Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is released to manufacturing. FingaMIDI 1.1 is released for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
 * April 18: Apple Computer announces DVD Studio Pro 3 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. FingaMIDI 1.2 is released for Mac OS X.
 * April 19: Apple Computer announces updated iBook G4 models that run at 1.0 to 1.2 GHz with optional SuperDrives. Apple also provides a preview demonstration of Motion at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
 * April 28: The Apple Lossless encoder is introduced in iTunes 4.5 and QuickTime 6.5.1.
 * June 5: Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, passes away.
 * June 7: Apple Computer introduces the 1st-generation AirPort Express.
 * June 15: Apple Computer announces the opening of the iTunes Music Store in Europe.
 * June 28-July 2: The 2004 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, California.
 * June 30: Original Macintosh development team member Hap Horn passes away.
 * July 19: The 4th-generation iPod with Click Wheel is released, replacing the 3rd-generation model.
 * July 22: Apple Computer acquires Curvus Pro X, which later becomes Grapher.
 * August 28: Apple Shinsaibashi in Japan is the 82nd Apple retail store to be opened.
 * September 4-5: The first Worldwide Newton Conference is held in Paris, France.
 * November 10: WikiMac, the oldest predecessor to the Apple Wiki, is established.