APPLE By norague99 Period: Jan 1, 1976 to Jan 1, 1980 Foundation and incorporation Period: Jan 1, 1981 to Jan 1, 1989 Success with the Macintosh Period: Jan 1, 1990 to Jan 1, 1999 Decline and restructuring Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Jan 1, 2006 Return to profit Period: Jan 1, 2007 to Jan 1, 2010 Success with portable devices Period: Jan 1, 2011 to Jan 1, 2012 Death of Steve Jobs. Period: Jan 1, 2013 to May 1, 2017 Acquisitions and expansion.