2001


 * January 9: The Titanium PowerBook G4 is introduced at the 2001 Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco. iTunes is also released as part of Apple's "Digital Hub" strategy. The update to Mac OS 9.1 is released.
 * January 20: 43rd U.S. president George W. Bush is inaugurated.
 * February 21: At the Macworld Expo in Tokyo, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs presents improved Japanese font support in Mac OS X, along with new color variants of the iMac G3, including "Flower Power" and "Blue Dalmation".
 * March 24: Mac OS X is commercially released, superseding classic Mac OS. Based on NeXT's operating system, NeXTSTEP, it is first released to the public as Mac OS X 10.0 (Cheetah).
 * April 14: Mac OS X 10.0.1 is released.
 * May 1: Apple introduces the updated iBook G3, also referred to as the "IceBook", along with iTunes 1.1.1, and Mac OS X 10.0.2.
 * May 19: The first official Apple retail stores were opened in Virginia and California.
 * May 21 to 25: The 2001 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2001) is held at the San Jose Convention Center.
 * June 18: Mac OS 9.2 is released.
 * July 9: Apple Computer buys Spruce Technologies, a DVD authoring company.
 * August 21: Mac OS 9.2.1 is released.
 * October 23: The first iPod is announced and iTunes 2 is released.
 * November 10: The first iPod becomes available for sale.
 * December 5: Mac OS 9.2.2 is released.