2014


 * January 21: Beats Music, the predecessor to the Apple Music streaming service, is launched.
 * January 29: The 1st-generation MacBook Air is released.
 * February 21: iOS 6.1.6 is released as the final update to iOS 6. iOS 7.0.6 is also released.
 * February 25: Mac OS X 10.9.2 is released.
 * March 3: iOS in the Car is rebranded as CarPlay.
 * March 10: CarPlay is released as part of the iOS 7.1 update.
 * March 18: The iPad 2 is discontinued.
 * March 30: An Apple Alumni Reunion is held for staff from the first 10 years of the company.
 * June 2-6: The 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at Moscone Center West, where OS X 10.10 Yosemite, iOS 8, and Swift are announced.
 * June 9: After reaching a share price of $649, Apple stock (AAPL) is split 7-for-1.
 * June 30: iOS 7.1.2 is released as the final update to iOS 7.
 * September 9: The iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Pay, and Apple Watch are announced at a special event titled "Wish we could say more." The iPod classic is discontinued.
 * September 17: iOS 8 is released.
 * October 16: The iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, and iMac with 5K Retina Display are announced at a special event titled "It's been way too long."