2009

The following Apple-related events occurred or were scheduled in 2009:
===January 2009===
*January 5-9: Macworld Expo is held in San Francisco, with Apple participating there for the last time. CEO Steve Jobs releases an open letter dismissing speculation about his health.
*January 6: At the keynote event of the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Phil Schiller introduces iLife '09, iWork '09, and the 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro
*January 14: Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes a six-month leave of absence until the end of June to focus on his health.
*January 20: 44th U.S. president Barack Obama is inaugurated.
*January 26: RPN Calculator 1.0 is released for iPhone OS 2.2.
*January 27: iPhone OS 2.2.1 is released as the final update to iPhone OS 2. QuickTime Broadcaster 1.5.3 is the final version to be released for Mac OS X.
===February 2009===
*February 7: Original Macintosh development team member Laszlo Zsidek passes away.
*February 19: The 20-inch aluminum Apple Cinema Display is discontinued.
*February 27: Cooking Mama and Space Invaders are released for iPhone OS.
===March 2009===
*March 3: The 2nd-generation Time Capsule is released. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 is released for the 2009 1st-generation Mac Pro.
*March 11: The 3rd-generation iPod shuffle is released. The iPod Remote and the 2 GB version of the 2nd-generation iPod shuffle are discontinued.
===April 2009===
*April 20: Oracle Corporation announces that it will acquire Sun Microsystems.
*April 22: Mactracker is launched for iPhone OS.
*April 23: Apple's App Store reaches 1 billion downloads.
===May 2009===
*May 1: Cooking Mama Lite, the free version of the Cooking Mama app for iPhone OS, is released.
*May 12: Mac OS X 10.5.7 (Leopard) is released.
===June 2009===
*June 8-12: The 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at Moscone West. During the keynote event on the first day, announcements include Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard", iPhone OS 3, and the iPhone 3GS. The iPhone 3G is repriced to $99 with contract. The 13-inch unibody MacBook Pro is released.
*June 12: All remaining analog television broadcasts are retired in the United States as TV stations switch to HDTV digital standards.
*June 14: XiphQT 0.1.9 is the final version to be released for Mac OS X due to the deprecation of QuickTime 7.
*June 17: iPhone OS 3 is released.
*June 19: The iPhone 3GS is released in the United States, Canada, and six European countries.
*June 24: Apple TV Software 2.4 is released.
*June 26: The iPhone 3GS is released in Australia and Japan.
===July 2009===
*July 18: G-Force: The Game is released for iPhone OS through the Apple App Store.
*July 23: Final Cut Server 1.5 is the last update to be released.
*July 27: Space Invaders Infinity Gene is released for iPhone OS through the Apple App Store.
*July 31-August 2: The 2009 Worldwide Newton Conference is held in Vancouver, Canada.
===August 2009===
*August 5: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard) is released.
*August 28: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and QuickTime X are publicly released.
*August 29: Apple Stonebriar in Frisco, Texas is the 264th Apple retail store to be opened.
===September 2009===
*September 9: The 3rd-generation iPod touch is released along with the 5th-generation iPod nano and a thinner 160 GB 6th-generation iPod classic. The 3rd-generation iPod shuffle is also refreshed in three new colors. The 1 GB version of the 2nd-generation iPod shuffle, the 16 and 32 GB versions of the 2nd-generation iPod touch, the iPod Radio Remote, and the Nike + iPod Sport Kit are discontinued.
*September 14: The 40 GB version of the 1st-generation Apple TV is discontinued.
*September 26: Apple Oakridge Centre in Vancouver, Canada is the 270th Apple retail store to be opened.
===October 2009===
*October 5: Twitter is released for iPhone OS.
*October 20: Apple releases iMacs with unibody aluminum construction and Mobility Radeon HD 4000 series GPUs. The Magic Mouse is also released, replacing the wireless Mighty Mouse.
*October 22: Microsoft releases Windows 7 for PCs.
===November 2009===
*November 5: Intaglio SketchPad 1.0 is released for iPhone OS.
*November 7: Apple Carrousel du Louvre is the first Apple retail store to be opened in France. Apple TV Software 3.0.1 is released.
*November 9: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (Snow Leopard) is released.
===December 2009===
*December 11: Angry Birds is released for iPhone OS through the iTunes Store.
*December 15: James Cameron's Avatar is released for iOS through the Apple App Store.
*December 18: An iPhone OS port of Spin Doctor is released through the iTunes Store.
==See also==
*Apple Special Events in 2009
==External links==
*Newsroom Archive - 2009 at Apple
**Press Release Library (archived 2011-01-07)