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 3: The iMac G4 line is updated with a new 1.0 GHz model with 17-inch LCD, and AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth options.
 * February 13: Mac OS X 10.2.4 (Jaguar) 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 10: Mac OS X 10.2.5 (Jaguar) is released. The Aqua theme, introduced as part of Mac OS X 10.0 in 2001, begins to be phased out in favor of cleaner designs, such as glass.
 * April 22: The 900 MHz iBook G3 is released.
 * April 25: QuickTime 6.0.3 is released as the final version to support classic Mac OS.
 * April 28: The iTunes Music Store is introduced, offering songs for only $0.99 each. The 3rd-generation iPod is released with the new 30-pin dock connector.
 * May 6: Mac OS X 10.2.6 (Jaguar) is released.
 * June 5: Red Chair Software is incorporated.
 * June 23-27: The 2003 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, where the Power Mac G5 is launched during the keynote event.
 * July 3: Early Macintosh developer Casady & Greene closes its doors.
 * July 11: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2.1 is the final version to be released for Mac OS X.
 * July 13: Microsoft announces that Internet Explorer would no longer be supported on Macs.
 * September 22: Mac OS X 10.2.7 (Jaguar) is released.
 * October 3: Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Jaguar) is released.
 * Apple stock (AAPL) increases more than tenfold from around $6 per share to over $80.
 * Greenpeace campaigns against Apple's use of particular chemicals in its products.