Word of the Day, Day Three

There are those of us in this world who are PC People, and there are those of us who are Mac people. There are also those of us who are indifferent, but you will find some very strong opinions on either side.

My boyfriend, Trevor, is going to school for Computer Networking. He works at a computer repair store & he takes any opportunity he can to pick on Apple products. He is a PC person.

I am going to school for graphic design. I work at a sign shop and a janitorial supply company & I take any opportunity I can to show off my Apple products. I am a Mac person. Which brings us to today's word of the day.

Word #3 - Apple
There are two major companies named "APPLE" - One I'm sure you're very familiar with, & the other maybe not so much. But we've gotta start at the beginning of the story to get to the end without getting terribly lost along the way. ...And on that note -

Apple Records was a company founded by The Beatles (you know I'll throw in Beatle trivia anywhere I can fit it) in 1968, under the umbrella of Apple Corps. Other divisions of the company include Apple Electronics, Apple Films, Apple Publishing, and Apple Retail.

Apple records :)

The company mostly put out former Beatles' records, along with some Frank Sinatra, James Taylor, & Badfinger but it hasn't released anything non-Beatle since '74. (See the discog here.)

In '71 the Elastic Oz Band released the single "God Save Us" backed with "Do the Oz" on Apple Records. I'll leave you with that image. Moving on!

Apple, Inc. originally Apple Computer, was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak. Eight years after Apple Records, which was in its golden day at the time (remember how I said they haven't put out anything besides former Beatles' since 74?) but slowly fading. There are many legends floating around the internet as to why it was named the way it was. Here we will explore the top few.

Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak, windowtowallstreet.com                                 First Apple logo 

Hypothesis #1 - Steve Jobs was trying to rip off Apple Records.

A normal accusation to be thrown out, but somewhat unlikely in my opinion. This theory is widely disputed.

Hypothesis #2 - Steve Jobs was just feeling fruity.

Some rumors I've read say that Steve worked at an orchard. Others say he & Woz were driving along the freeway and he saw some orchards as they cruised. But Wikipedia had this to say -

"According to Steve Jobs, Apple was so named because Jobs was coming back from an apple farm, and he was on a fruitarian diet. He thought the name was "fun, spirited and not intimidating".^[170]"

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Hypothesis #3 - They wanted to think different.
It's no secret that in founding Apple, the Steves wanted to be different than the other cold, hard computer companies at the time. Perhaps they wanted to go with something softer, or more friendly.

All of this apple talk brings us to an important question. Are you a pc person or a mac person?

So there you have it folks.
On a side note, do you think Gwyneth Paltrow regrets naming her daughter Apple?

 Join us tomorrow for more words. Have a good evening!