6 fascinating Apple facts:
1.Apple had three co-founders:
Steve Jobs, Steve Waizniak and a third who many people won't have heard of: Ronald Wayne.
Wayne left the company just 12 days after it was founded, and sold his 10 per cent share for just $800 plus an additional payout of $1,500. The most crushing part is that his share would now be worth more than $60 billion. Thankfully, now 80 years old, Wayne says that he has no regrets
2.No Smoking near Apple computers: it invalidates your warranty.
Did you know that smoking near Apple computers invalidates your warranty - even if you have AppleCare?
Smokers have reported that Apple repair staff have refused to work on the machines due to perceived dangers of second-hand smoke. Apparently one customer complaint went all the way up to Steve Jobs' office. The reply: "Nicotine is on OSHA's list of hazardous substances and Apple would not require an employee to repair anything deemed hazardous to their health."
3.Apple has more than 115,000 employees
Tim Cook has approximately 115,000 people working for him.
Smokers have reported that Apple repair staff have refused to work on the machines due to perceived dangers of second-hand smoke. Apparently one customer complaint went all the way up to Steve Jobs' office. The reply: "Nicotine is on OSHA's list of hazardous substances and Apple would not require an employee to repair anything deemed hazardous to their health."
4.Apple has twice as much cash as the US Treasury
Apple has twice as much operating cash as the US Treasury.
Although, to be fair, Microsoft also has more cash on hand than the US Treasury. And Forbes Tim Worstall explains why this isn't really the case because the government can just print more cash if it needs it.Still, it's fun to know.
5.The time on iPhone photos is the time it was announced
If you look at the iPhone photographs in Apple adverts the time is always set to 9:41. This is the time Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone.
Apple's original logo starred Sir Isaac Newton.
That logo was designed by Ronald Wayne, who you now know about thanks to fact number one. It featured a detailed picture of Newton sitting beneath a tree with an Apple about to fall on his head, but it was changed when the company realised that the logo was too detailed to be effective when printed small.
Source@macworld
