Apple International Expansion Timeline By HoeHuzoor 1976 Apple I computer introduced 1984 Introduced Macintosh 1991 Partners with IBM and Motorola 1997 Launch of Apple II 1998 Introduced the iMac 2001 Introduces the iPod 2001 Opened its first retail store in Virginia, USA 2003 Opened its first international store in Tokyo, Japan. 2007 Apple introduces the iPhone 2008 Apple launches the App Store 2010 Opened its first store in China, in Beijing's 2010 Introduced the iPad 2014 Partnered with China Mobile 2015 Launched Apple Music & Apple Watch 2016 Opened a new R&D center in China 2019 Apple's services business becomes its revenue.