2004

The following Apple-related events occurred or were scheduled in 2004:
===January 2004===
*January 6: Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces the 1st-generation iPod mini at the keynote event of Macworld Expo in San Francisco. iLife '04 and iMovie 4 are released. Other announcements include Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac.
===February 2004===
*February 1: Apple Computer and Pepsi collaborate to announce a giveaway of 100 million free songs though iTunes in a commercial that is aired during Super Bowl XXXVIII.
*February 3: TheFacebook is launched at Harvard College.
*February 20: The 1st-generation iPod mini is released.
===March 2004===
*March 15: Mac OS X 10.3.3 (Panther) is released.
*March 16: Mac OS X Server 10.3.3 is released. FingaMIDI 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) is also released.
===April 2004===
*April 3: The Beijing Macintosh User Group is temporarily regrouped as the Beijing Macintosh Union.
*April 14: Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is released to manufacturing. FingaMIDI 1.1 is released for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
*April 18: Apple Computer announces DVD Studio Pro 3 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. FingaMIDI 1.2 is released for Mac OS X.
*April 19: Apple Computer announces updated iBook G4 models that run at 1.0 to 1.2 GHz with optional SuperDrives. Apple also provides a preview demonstration of Motion at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
*April 28: The Apple Lossless encoder is introduced in iTunes 4.5 and QuickTime 6.5.1.
===May 2004===
===June 2004===
*June 5: Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, passes away.
*June 7: Apple Computer introduces the 1st-generation AirPort Express.
*June 15: Apple Computer announces the opening of the iTunes Music Store in Europe.
*June 28-July 2: The 2004 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, California.
*June 30: Original Macintosh development team member Hap Horn passes away.
===July 2004===
*July 19: The 4th-generation iPod with Click Wheel is released, replacing the 3rd-generation model.
*July 22: Apple Computer acquires Curvus Pro X, which later becomes Grapher.
*July 26: Apple Computer announces that it will work with Motorola to develop an "iTunes Phone".
===August 2004===
*August 9: Mac OS X 10.3.5 (Panther) is released.
*August 11: OmniWeb 5.0 is released for Mac OS X.
*August 27: iPod+HP versions of the 4th-generation iPod are released.
*August 28: Apple Shinsaibashi in Japan is the 82nd Apple retail store to be opened.
*August 31: Apple senior VP Phil Schiller introduces the iMac G5 at the Apple Expo in France.
===September 2004===
*September 4-5: The first Worldwide Newton Conference is held in Paris, France.
===October 2004===
*October 13: Hewlett-Packard releases HP Printable Tattoos for its iPod+HP line.
*October 16: Apple Stanford Shopping Center and Apple Oakridge in California are the 88th and 92nd Apple retail stores to be opened, respectively.
*October 19: The iBook G4 is updated with AirPort Extreme and faster processors ranging from 1.2 to 1.33 GHz.
*October 20: Ubuntu is released as an open source distribution of Linux.
*October 26: Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs hosts a special event during which the iPod Photo, iPod Socks, and iPod U2 Special Edition are released.
===November 2004===
*November 2: Former president of Apple products Jean-Louis Gassée becomes the chairman of PalmSource.
*November 5: Mac OS X 10.3.6 (Panther) is released.
*November 9: Firefox 1.0 is released for Mac OS X.
*November 10: WikiMac, the oldest predecessor to the Apple Wiki, is established.
*November 15: The SideTrack 1.0 third-party trackpad driver is released for Mac OS X.
*November 20: Apple Regent Street is the first Apple retail store to open in the United Kingdom and Europe.
===December 2004===
*December 1: Macromedia discontinues sales of SoundEdit 16.
*December 15: Mac OS X 10.3.7 (Panther) is released.
==See also==
*Apple Special Events in 2004
==External links==
*Newsroom Archive - 2004 at Apple
**Press Release Library (archived 2006-01-03)