It's been an eventful year for Apple and the Mac market since Steve Jobs's last keynote at Macworld Expo in New York.
July 2000
* Jobs unveils the G4 Cube, revised iMacs, and multiprocessor G4s at Macworld Expo.
August 2000
* Apple announces release date for Mac OS X beta.
September 2000
* Mac OS X beta arrives along with new iBooks.
* Apple issues a profit warning.
* Rumors of an Apple retail chain begin to surface.
* Customers complain of crack-like mold lines in the Cube's casing.
October 2000
* Apple gives users an early glimpse of the unfinished QuickTime 5.
* Apple offers rebates on Cube and PowerBooks.
* Apple reports a $170 million profit amid slumping sales.
November 2000
* Facing slow sales, Apple drops exclusive online deals for its hardware.
* Mac users report power switch problems.
* An Apple executive tells third-party retailers that the company won't open its own stores, as rumors of Apple's retail strategy continue.
December 2000
* Apple warns that it expects a first-quarter loss of $225 million to $250 million.
January 2001
* Jobs announces a Mac OS X ship date and debuts faster Power Mac G4s with built-in CD-RW drives and the new Titanium PowerBook G4. Two new applications -- iTunes and iDVD also appear.
* Apple reports its first quarterly loss in three years.
February 2001
* iMacs get new colors and CD-RW drives.
* Apple cuts Cube prices and adds a CD-RW drive.
March 2001
* Apple unveils Mac OS X.
* An Apple firmware update disables RAM that doesn't meet Apple specifications.
April 2001
* Apple returns to profitability with a net profit of $43 million.
* The 667MHz Power Mac G4 gets dropped from Apple's product lineup.
May 2001
* Apple introduces a thinner, lighter iBook.
* Apple launches plan for nationwide chain of retail stores, with the first ones opening in McLean, Virginia and Glendale, California.
* Jobs exhorts Mac developers to release Mac OS X-native applications.
June 2001
* The number of Carbonized applications begins to grow.
July 2001
* Apple suspends production of the G4 Cube.