It ’s been a busy , jumpy class for Apple since Steve Jobs passed away last October 5 . On the up side , the ship’s company won a massive jury award against Samsung for patent misdemeanor , and in April it became arguably the most worthful company in history when its market capitalizationpassed $ 600 billionfor the first time . At the same time , Apple made some rare U - turn of events in response to pother over the EPEAT environmental standard and the mapping software on its newest iPhone .
Here are the ten bad thing that happened in the humanity of Apple over the past 12 months .
October 10, 2011: iPhone 4S flies out the gate
Pre - orders for the iPhone 4S hitone millionon the first day , according to Apple , breaking the record set by the iPhone 4 . More than four million units are sold over the first three day . Some customers complain that the barrage drains too tight , ; Appletackles the issuewith a software program update .
December 12, 2011: eBook price cartel?
regulator in Europe accuse Apple and five book publishers of colluding to set prices for e - Holy Writ . The U.S. register a similar complaint a few months afterwards . In September , Apple and four of the publishersoffers to end the disputein Europe by allow Amazon.com and other retailers to resume discounts and promotions for at least two years . In the U.S. , Apple is expected to go to motor hotel over the matter next yr .
January 26, 2012: Trouble at the mill
Apple comes under fire when The New York Times publishes a account describingpoor work conditionsat factories in China , where its products are made . The yield dogs Apple throughout the year , with a subsequentinvestigationcalling out insecure conditions and proletarian contumely . A proletariat grouplater saysthat conditions are now improving .
March 7, 2012: New iPad spawns ‘heatgate’
Apple launches thenew iPad , with a mellow - rhenium display , 5 - megapixel rear - face tv camera , and 4 G entree . Consumer Reports causes a stir when itinitially reportsthat the pad overheats , but finally the watchdog groupgives the iPad its blessing .
June 11, 2012: Ivy Bridge takes over
Apple unveilsnew Macs with Intel Ivy Bridge processors , include a MacBook Pro with a groundbreaking 15.4 - in Retina display .
June 28, 2012: A hardware boss steps down, then back up
Bob Mansfield , thetop hardware engineer for Apple ’s iPhone , iPad , and other products , announce his plans to retire . Two month afterwards hereverses courseand decides to last out .
July 9, 2012: Falling out with the greens
Applewithdraws its productsfrom theEPEAT environmental rating system , raising concern among environmentalist and making it toilsome for organizations with green - purchase requirements to buy its mathematical product . Soon after , Appleadmits its misstepand rejoins EPEAT .
August 24, 2012: A cool billion
A juryawards Apple $ 1.05 billionin harm after it win a monumental patent of invention - infraction causa against Samsung . The Korean business firm has since appealed , arrogate juror wrongdoing . It ’s one of numerous court struggle Apple is waging against Lord of Android smartphones worldwide , include one withMotorola Mobility .
September 12, 2012: Five million iPhone 5s
Apple announces theiPhone 5with a expectant showing and support for LTE networking . The inspection are mixed , with some defeated the phone does not have NFC , but Apple still sells five million iPhone 5s over the first weekend . Soon after , customers start finding inaccuracies in Apple ’s function software system , which replaced Google Maps in iOS 6 .
September 28, 2012: Apple Maps loses its way
In an about - face , CEO Tim Cookapologizesfor the mapping software problems and Apple place instructions for how users can access other map Robert William Service from their gimmick , including Google Maps .
