Apple under Steve Jobs: A timeline of best Apple products

The net is abuzz with the news about the resignation of Steve Jobs, Apple CEO and chairman. In his letter to Apple's Board of Directors, Jobs said, “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee. As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.”

Jobs was famous for being the driving force behind Apple’s immense success and he spent years shaping Apple as the most successful IT company in the world.

We bring you the best of Apple products that changed the face of  IT forever.

1984: Jobs introduces the first Mac – the first computer in the world to feature a mouse and a graphical UI

1991: Apple launches Airport, the first Wi-Fi port in the world

1998: The iMac launched

2001:  The first iPods launched. These include the iPod Classic, the iPod Mini, the iPod Nano and the iPod Shuffle

2003: iTunes Store launched

2005: Mac Mini - world’s smallest CPU launched

2007: iOS (previously known as iPhone OS) launched. With the iOS, Apple gave the world another revolutionary product – a customized operating system. It reigns in the market even today. 

2007: Macbook Pro and Macbook Air launched

2007: The first iPhone launched. Although it is the only phone model launched by Apple, it has catapulted the company to the position of the No.1 mobile company in the world
 
2008: The first Apple iPod Touch launched. It is the most superior version of the iPod launched till date

2008: iPhone 3G launched

2009: iPhone 3GS launched 

2009: Macbook Air released

2010: Apple unveils the world’s first tablet – the iPad

2011: Mac Mini Server – a Mac Mini with the option to add RAM launched

2011: iPad 2 launched. The device is still high on demand, so much so that the stocks are being dried up and yet the device is overbooked. According to an estimate, Apple is set to sell 100 million iPads this year.
 
2011: Mac OS X launched

Apple’s upcoming and highly anticipated releases include the iPhone 5, cheaper iPhone 4, the iPad 3, iCloud and the iOS 5.