Overview
- Tim Cook led a remote Nasdaq opening-bell ceremony from Apple Park, received a commemorative plaque, and delivered a speech that restated Apple’s mission to build tools for creators and problem-solvers.
- Apple’s anniversary program includes concerts and hands-on Today at Apple sessions in cities such as New York, Chengdu, Shanghai, London, Vancouver, and Sydney, capped by a private Apple Park performance by Paul McCartney for employees.
- Employees are receiving a commemorative T‑shirt, an enamel pin, and a limited‑edition poster featuring a doodle-style rainbow Apple logo, with pickup at Apple Park available through April 30.
- In media interviews tied to the anniversary, Cook said the company is still Jobs’s company and stressed that Apple’s core values have not changed.
- Apple assembled rare archives and early prototypes for the occasion, including Apple II patent materials, the original iPod, early iPhone test devices, and Apple Watch development items.