The history of Apple in photos, from the early Steve Jobs era and iPhone launch to crossing the $3 trillion milestone under Tim Cook

• Apple hit a $3 trillion market cap for the first time in 2023.
• But the iPhone-maker struggled in the 1990s until Steve Jobs returned as CEO. 
• Apple has weathered hits and flops, from the influential Apple II to the misguided Newton MessagePad. 

Apple's market cap is close to $3 trillion, a threshold it hit in June, and carried through to the market's close. The company briefly hit that milestone once last year, too, but didn't sustain.