On Jun. 8, 2026, Shanghai Intellectual Property Court heard an abuse of dominant position case between plaintiff, Tian Ye and defendants, #Apple Inc. (USA) and #AppleComputer Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (USA)
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Apple II at 49: how Apple’s 1977 computer changed homes, schools and business generationamiga.com/2026/06/… #AppleII #Apple #AppleHistory #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #TechHistory #AppleComputer #RetroTech #70s #stevejobs
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Yang terjadi di 10 Juni 1977 -
Pengiriman Apple II ke rumah-rumah pelanggan.
#jaringanku #apple2 #applecomputer #macintosh
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Review: Steve Jobs in Exile: Geoffrey Cain ***** - A fascinating portrayal of a the transformation of Steve Jobs when ousted from Apple: his brilliant but doomed startup NeXT and his return to rescue Apple. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com… #bookreview #technologyhistory #AppleComputer
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懐かしい！！！これ実家にありました！！！！
AppleComputerとバンダイのやつですよね
ゲーム機というよりは、いろいろできるハードじゃなかったかな
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#HoyEnLaHistoria Un día como hoy 1° de abril en 1976, se funda en Estados Unidos, la empresa de computadoras #applecomputer Company.
@BolsadeMujeres
@CDNN23Nicaragua
@bolsanoti
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As Steve Wozniak was picking up Steve Jobs from the airport couple weeks after they partnered to create a personal computers company
Steve Jobs was coming back from Oregon, specifically a place called “Apple Orchard”, Jobs was also on a fruitarian diet, and thought the name sounded “fun, spirited and not intimidating.”
Jobs suggested the name Apple to Wozniak who immediately said:
“What about Apple Records?”
Apple Records, was a subsidiary of Apple Corps Ltd. founded just 8 years prior, and owned by the Beatles, the Beatles was one of the top music bands at that time, its members were Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon.
Wozniak suggested names like “Matrix Electronics”
And some other computer sounding names
But Steve Jobs kept going back to “Apple Computer”
Some people suggested some of the main factors were that he wanted the company’s name to appear first in the phone book, so the name has to come before Atari, and he also wanted a name that doesn’t sound scary to the average user who distance themselves from computers sold by other companies like IBM at that time, but these are pure speculations.
Apple Computer was founded on April 1st, 1976
Not long before Wozniak fear came true when Apple Corps that was founded in 1968 sued Apple Computer over a trademark violations, Apple Corps had multiple brands at that time; Apple records for the Beatles work, Zapple records, Apple publishing, Apple Films, Apple Retail, and even created Apple Electronics.
The case got settled in 1981, where both companies agreed to stay in thier lanes, Apple computer paid $80,000 to Apple Corps agreeing not to enter the music industry, while Apple Corps agreed not to enter the electronics industry and killed their Apple Electronics brand.
But in 1989 Apple Corps sued AppleComputer again for adding MIDI and audio capabilities to their computers, Apple Computer paid $26.5M settlement, they refined the previous agreement more agreeing that Apple Corps can sell records, while Apple Computer can sell tech goods and services, they can sell audio but not in record format.
Fun fact:
In 1991, Apple designer Jim Reeks created a system alert sound named "Sosumi" that’s because whenever they came up with a name they saying that the Beatles would sue. He said: “so sue me” and pretended it was a Japanese name.
In 2001 Apple released iTunes that started yet another battle with Apple Corps, where the latter argued that Apple is breaching their agreement again, that lasted until 2006, Apple Computer argued that they are using a data transmission device and not a record label that produces and sells records, it was the first time Apple Computer won the case and didn’t have to pay Apple Corps.
In 2007 Apple wanted to end this ongoing battle every time Apple touches any audio, where the Beatles come after them, so Apple computer bought the Apple corps brand for an estimated $500M ending an ongoing battle with the Beatles.
Despite the Beatles being the most popular band, iTunes only listed the Beatles music in 2010, nearly 10 years after launching the service.
This marks a moment in history where Paul McCartney is performing at Apple Inc. HQ after a long battle with the company until he gave up the name in a major win for Apple Inc.
Now Apple Inc owns Apple Music, Apple Films, and owns what used to be a rival audio company Beats by Dre.
And Apple Music market share is 13%.
In 1977 Steve Jobs paid McKenna agency to design a new logo for Apple computer company
The only requirement Steve told graphic designer Rob Janoff was:
“Just don’t make it cute”
Rob started sketching a simplified Apple, but every drawing could be another fruit, many fruits look similar not detailed, even when he added a leaf (tomatoes, cherries, peaches… )
So he decided to add a bit because people usually bite into an apple, and that would make the design unmistakably an Apple.
It was his co worker who said:
“Clever, you added a bite because computers use Byte”
But that wasn’t his intention, it was a great coincidence thought
The rainbow colors? It was to show that this computer has colors, since Apple II computer was the only computer at that time that shows pictures in colors.
It was also to appear user friendly.
Many people are asking me about the rainbow and the Apple rainbow 🌈
So here’s the full story.
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おはようございます。
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#AppleComputer 設立50周年🎊30年以上お世話になってます👏🏻👏🏻
バラン日 −１℃晴⤴️11℃予報
朝ん歩の服装を考えなきゃならんなぁーちょい熱い🤣
令和8年度 始まりです。
寝ただけなのに新年度、今日から新スタッフが加わり体制新しく開始
一歩一歩一
皆様、よき１日を
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É hoje! A primeira newsletter do Homebrew Computer Club de 1975.
em museucapixaba.com.br/hoje/fu…
#MuseuCapixaba #mcc #éhoje #museu #Retro #HomebrewComputerClub #FredMoore #GordonFrench #MITS #Altair8800 #AltairBASIC #Microsoft #Apple #Apple1 #AppleComputer #ByteShop #PaulTerrell
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É hoje! O projeto do microcomputador Apple I era concluído por Steve Wozniak há 50 anos!
em museucapixaba.com.br/hoje/a-…
#MuseuCapixaba #mcc #éhoje #museu #Retro #Apple #AppleComputer #AppleII #ByteShop #HP65 #MITS #Altair8800 #PaulTerrell #RonaldWayne #SteveJobs #SteveWozniak #Woz
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Feb 27
Apple Future Product Announcement starring @elonmusk @tim_cook #stevejobs #elonmusk #timcook #apple #applecomputer #tesla #ipad #iphone #macpro #futuristic
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Jan 24
Alice Shows Old Mac New Love
#MacintoshComputerDay
In the era of flat screen tvs being a boxy shaped computer has it's perks.
😺📦💾
#tortiecats #tortietude #Macintosh #catcomics #webcomics #weirdholidays #applecomputer
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Remembering when #AppleComputer incorporated in 1977 bit.ly/4bfVzw8 and how #Apple forever changed our world. 🌺☮️ @MendoCoast
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#ThisDayInHistory Post 1978:
3 January 1977 (49 years ago): Apple Computer was incorporated.
CC: @Apple
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#History #OnThisDay #OTD #Apple #AppleComputer
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おはようございます。
1月3日AppleComputer設立の日です。MacBookやiPhoneなど現代社会を生きる人にとって欠かせないツールを生み出した大企業ですね。ロゴのリンゴが一口かじられている理由、知っていますか？
私は忘れました！
三箇日は総付景品配布！
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おはようございます‼️
今朝の高松は🌤️
今日は #Applecomputer が設立
パソコンのMacintoshやスマホのiPhoneなどヒット商品で有名なApple🍎
音楽を気軽に持ち運べたiPodは当時衝撃的でした♪
#Apple信者？
#MACorWINDOWS
#企業公式が毎朝地元の天気を言い合う
#企業公式相互フォロー
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Good morning, everyone. It's 5:55 in Japan. Have a nice day today.
1月3日は「AppleComputer設立日」です🍎
1977年スティーブ・ジョブズス氏とスティーブ・ウォズニアック氏に個人投資家のマイク・マークラ氏を加えた3人でスタートしました😆
すっかりiPhone信者ニキですが最新機種は買えません🌿
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1/3は #アップルコンピュータ設立
1977年の今日
PC製造技師の
#スティーブ・ジョブズ
#ウォズニアック
個人投資家の
#マークラ
の3人でPC製造会社の #AppleComputer を設立
音乃葉美夜ちゃん
#歌うま #VTuber
2025/12/20 初配信
アーカイブを聴いてみてね🎶
youtube.com/live/CM5oYXLXX1w…
#今日は何の日
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Ps.
Apple & #Snake have a huge #Numeriecal match in #Gematria
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#Apple #iPhone18 #iPhone17 #iPhone16 #iPhone15 #iPhone14 #iPhone13 #iPhone #Numerology #SmartPhones #SmartPhone #CellPhone #Phone #AppleComputer
16 Sep 2021
Ancient Baghdad vs Apple Park. Apple Inc was founded exactly 1407 weeks before the Invasion of Baghdad, the second time in history the city was sacked after the Mongol invasion of 1258.
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