On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Paul Fierro wrote: > On 02/13/2005 1:34 AM, Mike Miller <mbmiller at taxa.epi.umn.edu> wrote: > >> That is an interesting fact. It is interesting because before Apple >> formed as a company, there was another company called Apple. It was owned >> by the Beatles. When Apple computer started up, they were sued by Apple >> recording. > > For those who don't already know, this is how the Mac's built-in sound > 'Sosumi' came to be named. So sue me. Interesting. There were three suits: (1) When Apple computer decided to use the name Apple and an apple as a logo, (2) when they added sound to their computers despite an earlier agreement that they would never get into the music business, and (3) when they decided to do iTunes/iPod despite the earlier agreement. It seems clear that they will lose every time. I wonder why they didn't just change their name to "Peach," or whatever! They chose Apple partly because they liked the Beatles' and the Beatle's Apple label. Mike