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0 pointsfmajid3y ago0 comments

The Beatles extorted Apple Computer, twice, for their trademark.

0 pointsfmajid3y ago0 comments

The Beatles extorted Apple Computer, twice, for their trademark.

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tdy7213y ago· 5 in thread

Because Steve took the name off a Beatles Album. It wasn't extortion

gwbas1c3y ago

He got the idea up on a farm when he did an Apple fast. I suspect LSD was involved.

philistine3y ago

Do we need an origin story for coming up with the word Apple?

I mean, it’s an Apple.

vGPU3y ago

I’d be more surprised if LSD wasn't involved.

HWR_143y ago

Took the name from the Beatles [edited thanks to pdpi] corporation, with its own trademarks.

pdpi3y ago

Beatles, not Beetles. It's a dumb pun on "beat".

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kramerger3y ago· 1 in thread

Apple Computer broke the first agreement that stated they would never get in the music business

You know, like iTunes...

another2another3y ago

Yeah? Sosumi

(I actually loved that sound and used it on my Performa Mac lots)

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