There are two apples – only two which matter, in any case. One is the infamous forbidden fruit which Adam took from Eve, thereby heralding man’s mythic fall from grace. The other – which is the subject of this article here, is the American multinational technology company, renowned for its cutting-edge and pricey consumer electronics, software, and online services. Here are some little known facts about the company behind products like the iPod, iPhone, iPad, the Mac range of personal computers as well as the Apple Watch smartwatch. Apple also developed the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites as well as the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store and Mac App Store, and iCloud. The company is one of the most recognisable on the planet and it seems that they have a device in every home on the planet! The company has not come this far without being able to connect with their customers. This is integral to a successful business, as this Salesforce article shows.
1. The Name “Macintosh” Was Inspired by an Actual Apple
Apple employee JefRaskin is accredited with naming the machine after his favorite variety of apple, namely the Macintosh. Legend has it that Macintosh was originally only a code name for Apple’s personal computer. Apparently Steve Jobs wanted to rename the project “Bicycle” however it was the name Macintosh which stuck and which went down in the annals of techno-history.