applewoods: December 2005

2005 年的最後一天，咱們來回顧一下這一年來蘋果電腦的幾件大事記吧！您還記得 iWork 是今年才發行的嗎？感覺似乎已經很久了～還有眾所期待的老虎，也在四月底粉墨登場了；另外，雖然台灣的 iTunes 音樂商店遙遙無期，不過鄰國日本與澳洲已經分別在八月份與十月份開賣了唷，還有許許多多的軟硬體在今年登場...稍稍念舊的朋友們，一起回顧一下吧！同時感謝 MacCentre701 讓大家一起回憶... :-) 同時祝福大夥兒 Happy New Year！

Let's take a look on what happen in year 2005.

In mid January, Mac mini and iWork'05 released.
In late April, Power Mac G5 dual 2.7GHz released, as well as the long-awaiting Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger".
During WWDC 2005, Apple announced the transition plan to shift from current PowerPC to Intel CPU.
July 2005, 500 million songs downloaded from iTunes Music Store.
iTunes Music Store Japan opened on 4th August, and sold one million songs in 4 days.
A multi-button mouse with a scrolling wheel - Mighty Mouse was also released.
In September, iTunes 5 released with podcast support. iPod nano - the impossibly tiny portable music player released. iTunes phone released (Motorola ROKR)
On 13th October, new iMac G5 with built-in iSight turns a computer into a truly home entertainment centre. iTunes 6 released with video support, TV shows are available from iTunes Store, including number one series - Desperate Housewives and Lost. New iPod with video support.
on 20th October, Apple announced Aperture, a graphic tool for professionals. Power Mac G5 Quad announced.
on 25th October, iTunes Music Australian Store opened.