Apple Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Seven Ways
Key summary
Apple marked its 50th anniversary today, highlighting a timeline noting the company's founding 50 years ago.
Tim Cook posted a letter on Apple's website titled “50 Years of Thinking Different.”
Celebrations included Alicia Keys performing inside Grand Central Terminal, Mumford & Sons playing outside Apple's UK headquarters near the former Battersea Power Station, and Paul McCartney performing at Apple Park under the rainbow arches Tuesday evening.
Other events included a Shanghai Fashion Week catwalk at the Jing'an store, iPad artwork illuminated on the Sydney Opera House sails, and iMac design installations inside Apple Park covering 1998–2021.
Apple leadership rang the Nasdaq opening bell at Apple Park Tuesday morning; employees received commemorative T-shirts, posters, and a '50' pin; the homepage showed an animation and a rewind video. As of April 1, no special products or publicly released commemorative merchandise have been announced and celebrations are wrapping up.
