25 High Tech Facts About Apple And How It Made Technology Cool

Nathan Johnson Published 04/20/2016 in wow

There are few companies that have changed the world as much as Apple.

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In July of 2011, Apple had more cash in the bank than the US government
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By using iTunes, you have agreed to not use Apple products to build nuclear weapons
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Apple stores everything you say to Siri
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Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty
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Employees at Apple Headquarters earn an average of $125,000 per year
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Some "entrepreneurs" in China started fake Apple stores. Even the staff thought they were working for the real Apple.
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Every minute, Apple earns $300,000
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In the movie Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Apple products got nearly 8 minutes of screen time (an estimated $23 million of advertising). Of course, Apple got it for free.
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1983 brought the first iPhone design. It looked more like an iPad with a landline attached.
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In the 1990s Apple used Carl Sagan as the codename for a computer. He sued them so they changed it to "butt-head astronomer". He then came after them for libel and lost. So Apple change the name to "lawyers are wimps".
11.
In 1979, a patent was submitted by a man named Kane Kramer that almost perfectly resembled what an iPod would eventually look like
12.
iOS is actually trademarked by Cisco, not Apple
13.
Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his shares for $800. Today they would have been worth $35 billion
14.
Baking a Macbook's motherboard in the oven (yes, baking like a cake!) is a legitimate way to fix it
15.
Apple can't use the iPhone trademark in Brazil because a company called Gradiente Eletronicas registered it in 2000
16.
Google makes more profit off of iOS than it does off of Android
17.
The iPhone is nearly twice as expensive in Brazil as it is in the US
18.
At one point, there was a featureless app called "I Am Rich" sold on the app store. It cost $999.99 and 8 people bought it before Apple removed it.
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According to the manual your are supposed to hold an iPhone several inches from your head to comply with FCC and European Union guidelines concerning RF exposure
20.
A teenager in China sold his kidney to buy an iPhone
21.
Pilots like to use iPads as a replacement to traditional pen and paper
22.
To oversee its more than 200,000 workers in China, Apple had to hire more than 8,000 engineers. This would take up to 9 months in the US. In China it took 2 weeks.
23.
Companies are not allowed to give away iPhones or iPads for free (according to Apple guidelines)
24.
Every iPhone ad has the time at 9:41 AM. This is when Steve Jobs unveiled it in 2007
25.
The processor for the iPhone is actually made by Samsung

1.
In July of 2011, Apple had more cash in the bank than the US government
2.
By using iTunes, you have agreed to not use Apple products to build nuclear weapons
3.
Apple stores everything you say to Siri
4.
Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty
5.
Employees at Apple Headquarters earn an average of $125,000 per year
6.
Some "entrepreneurs" in China started fake Apple stores. Even the staff thought they were working for the real Apple.
7.
Every minute, Apple earns $300,000
8.
In the movie Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Apple products got nearly 8 minutes of screen time (an estimated $23 million of advertising). Of course, Apple got it for free.
9.
1983 brought the first iPhone design. It looked more like an iPad with a landline attached.
10.
In the 1990s Apple used Carl Sagan as the codename for a computer. He sued them so they changed it to "butt-head astronomer". He then came after them for libel and lost. So Apple change the name to "lawyers are wimps".
11.
In 1979, a patent was submitted by a man named Kane Kramer that almost perfectly resembled what an iPod would eventually look like
12.
iOS is actually trademarked by Cisco, not Apple
13.
Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his shares for $800. Today they would have been worth $35 billion
14.
Baking a Macbook's motherboard in the oven (yes, baking like a cake!) is a legitimate way to fix it
15.
Apple can't use the iPhone trademark in Brazil because a company called Gradiente Eletronicas registered it in 2000
16.
Google makes more profit off of iOS than it does off of Android
17.
The iPhone is nearly twice as expensive in Brazil as it is in the US
18.
At one point, there was a featureless app called "I Am Rich" sold on the app store. It cost $999.99 and 8 people bought it before Apple removed it.
19.
According to the manual your are supposed to hold an iPhone several inches from your head to comply with FCC and European Union guidelines concerning RF exposure
20.
A teenager in China sold his kidney to buy an iPhone
21.
Pilots like to use iPads as a replacement to traditional pen and paper
22.
To oversee its more than 200,000 workers in China, Apple had to hire more than 8,000 engineers. This would take up to 9 months in the US. In China it took 2 weeks.
23.
Companies are not allowed to give away iPhones or iPads for free (according to Apple guidelines)
24.
Every iPhone ad has the time at 9:41 AM. This is when Steve Jobs unveiled it in 2007
25.
The processor for the iPhone is actually made by Samsung

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1. In July of 2011, Apple had more cash in the bank than the US government

2. By using iTunes, you have agreed to not use Apple products to build nuclear weapons

3. Apple stores everything you say to Siri

4. Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty

5. Employees at Apple Headquarters earn an average of $125,000 per year

6. Some "entrepreneurs" in China started fake Apple stores. Even the staff thought they were working for the real Apple.

7. Every minute, Apple earns $300,000

8. In the movie Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Apple products got nearly 8 minutes of screen time (an estimated $23 million of advertising). Of course, Apple got it for free.

9. 1983 brought the first iPhone design. It looked more like an iPad with a landline attached.

10. In the 1990s Apple used Carl Sagan as the codename for a computer. He sued them so they changed it to "butt-head astronomer". He then came after them for libel and lost. So Apple change the name to "lawyers are wimps".

11. In 1979, a patent was submitted by a man named Kane Kramer that almost perfectly resembled what an iPod would eventually look like

12. iOS is actually trademarked by Cisco, not Apple

13. Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his shares for $800. Today they would have been worth $35 billion

14. Baking a Macbook's motherboard in the oven (yes, baking like a cake!) is a legitimate way to fix it

15. Apple can't use the iPhone trademark in Brazil because a company called Gradiente Eletronicas registered it in 2000

16. Google makes more profit off of iOS than it does off of Android

17. The iPhone is nearly twice as expensive in Brazil as it is in the US

18. At one point, there was a featureless app called "I Am Rich" sold on the app store. It cost $999.99 and 8 people bought it before Apple removed it.

19. According to the manual your are supposed to hold an iPhone several inches from your head to comply with FCC and European Union guidelines concerning RF exposure

20. A teenager in China sold his kidney to buy an iPhone

21. Pilots like to use iPads as a replacement to traditional pen and paper

22. To oversee its more than 200,000 workers in China, Apple had to hire more than 8,000 engineers. This would take up to 9 months in the US. In China it took 2 weeks.

23. Companies are not allowed to give away iPhones or iPads for free (according to Apple guidelines)

24. Every iPhone ad has the time at 9:41 AM. This is when Steve Jobs unveiled it in 2007

25. The processor for the iPhone is actually made by Samsung

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1.
In July of 2011, Apple had more cash in the bank than the US government

2.
By using iTunes, you have agreed to not use Apple products to build nuclear weapons

3.
Apple stores everything you say to Siri

4.
Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty

5.
Employees at Apple Headquarters earn an average of $125,000 per year

6.
Some "entrepreneurs" in China started fake Apple stores. Even the staff thought they were working for the real Apple.

7.
Every minute, Apple earns $300,000

8.
In the movie Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Apple products got nearly 8 minutes of screen time (an estimated $23 million of advertising). Of course, Apple got it for free.

9.
1983 brought the first iPhone design. It looked more like an iPad with a landline attached.

10.
In the 1990s Apple used Carl Sagan as the codename for a computer. He sued them so they changed it to "butt-head astronomer". He then came after them for libel and lost. So Apple change the name to "lawyers are wimps".

11.
In 1979, a patent was submitted by a man named Kane Kramer that almost perfectly resembled what an iPod would eventually look like

12.
iOS is actually trademarked by Cisco, not Apple

13.
Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his shares for $800. Today they would have been worth $35 billion

14.
Baking a Macbook's motherboard in the oven (yes, baking like a cake!) is a legitimate way to fix it

15.
Apple can't use the iPhone trademark in Brazil because a company called Gradiente Eletronicas registered it in 2000

16.
Google makes more profit off of iOS than it does off of Android

17.
The iPhone is nearly twice as expensive in Brazil as it is in the US

18.
At one point, there was a featureless app called "I Am Rich" sold on the app store. It cost $999.99 and 8 people bought it before Apple removed it.

19.
According to the manual your are supposed to hold an iPhone several inches from your head to comply with FCC and European Union guidelines concerning RF exposure

20.
A teenager in China sold his kidney to buy an iPhone

21.
Pilots like to use iPads as a replacement to traditional pen and paper

22.
To oversee its more than 200,000 workers in China, Apple had to hire more than 8,000 engineers. This would take up to 9 months in the US. In China it took 2 weeks.

23.
Companies are not allowed to give away iPhones or iPads for free (according to Apple guidelines)

24.
Every iPhone ad has the time at 9:41 AM. This is when Steve Jobs unveiled it in 2007

25.
The processor for the iPhone is actually made by Samsung