Timeline June 2007

Events in June 2007 10

• 2007 Iraq War troop surge US sends additional forces to stem sectarian violence President George W. Bush ordered an increase of more than 20,000 US troops into Iraq to curb sectarian violence in Baghdad and Anbar province. The surge was completed by mid-2007 and was followed by a marked drop in violence later that year.
• 2007 Dell abandons direct-only model — enters retail Dell begins selling through Walmart in June 2007 — the most visible abandonment of its founding principle of direct-only sales. The move to retail is necessary to reach consumers who want to see and touch computers before buying, but it undermines the very efficiency that made Dell successful. Dell's retail prices are higher than its direct prices; the complexity of managing multiple channels adds cost.
• 2007 French Open 2007 Men: Rafael Nadal · Women: Justine Henin Nadal's third consecutive title.
• 2007 Jackson Browne inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Songwriters Honoured as a songwriter.
• 2007 Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2007) Died 1 June 2007, aged 70 French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who founded his eponymous couture house and popularized the tuxedo jacket for women, died in Paris. He is regarded as one of the most influential designers of the 20th century.
• 2007 Amy Winehouse plays Glastonbury Pyramid and Jazz World stages Her first Glastonbury.
• 2007 Chris Benoit murder-suicide WWE wrestler kills wife and son before himself Professional wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife and young son over several days before taking his own life at their home near Atlanta. The case drew intense scrutiny of steroid use and brain trauma in professional wrestling.
• 2007 Gordon Brown becomes UK Prime Minister Succeeds Tony Blair without a general election Gordon Brown was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Tony Blair resigned, having led the Labour Party unopposed. He had previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer for a decade.
• 2007 First iPhone goes on sale Apple store queues around the block The first iPhone went on sale on June 29, 2007 at Apple stores across the US. Thousands queued overnight. It launched at $499 for 4GB and $599 for 8GB.
• 2007 iPhone launches — Intel turns down Apple Apple approaches Intel in 2005–2006 about producing the processor for its planned smartphone. Intel CEO Paul Otellini declines — the margins are too thin and the volume too uncertain. Apple turns to ARM-based designs manufactured by Samsung. The iPhone launches in June 2007 with a Samsung-manufactured ARM processor. Otellini later calls declining the iPhone chip 'the biggest mistake I ever made.' Intel's failure to participate in mobile computing — the largest computing market in history — costs it irrelevance in an entire product generation.