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The Apple Name Game

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-over-it dept.

Apple Core sent a link to an article running in Australia about Apple fighting for their name with some little telco called Apple Communications. Well, they were called that. Now they are Green.

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  1. They already did. by crovira · · Score: 1, Redundant

    that OLD news...

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  2. Before Apple Computers was Apple Records by mlfallon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    When is Apple going to take on Apple records? But wait, they have been around longer (set up by the Beatles) and they are a record company, so we all know who would win.

  3. It's Been Done by akheron1 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Actually, Apple was having the same sort of problem in the 80s. They were being sued by Apple Records, in the end they won, but had to agree to never try to enter the recording business. Later, when the first mac was released with a high quality audio in port standard the system alert sound "Sosumi" was added. Yes that is really how they got the name for that alert sound :)

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  4. Ahh, the irony by acordes · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The irony of this is way back in the day when Apple was just getting started, they were sued by Apple Records (I believe they're British) for basically the exact same thing. Apple Records was concerned that some of the computers Apple Computers was producing had the ability to record sound and that consumers would be confused as to which compnay was which. That's where the old Mac "sosumi" sound came from. Jobs was basically telling Apple Records where to stick it.