Apple's Sense of Humor
Anyone notice on the iPhoto quicktour video that December 5th is the beginning of "Festivus"-- a holiday for the rest of us, I presume...? 
I like they're sense of humor and that they're willing to express it. Any long-timers have other examples from years past? This can't be the only one.
I like they're sense of humor and that they're willing to express it. Any long-timers have other examples from years past? This can't be the only one.
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In 1994, Apple Computer began developing the Power Macintosh 7100. They chose the internal code name "Carl Sagan," in honor of the astronomer. Though the project name was strictly internal and never used in public marketing, when Sagan learned of this internal usage, he sued Apple Computer to use a different project name ? other projects had names like "Cold fusion" and "Piltdown Man", and he was displeased at being associated with what he considered pseudoscience. Though Sagan lost the suit, Apple engineers complied with his demands anyway, renaming the project "BHA" (Butthead Astronomer). Sagan sued Apple for libel over the new name, claiming that it subjected him to contempt and ridicule. Sagan lost this lawsuit as well; still, the 7100 saw another name change: it was now called "LAW" (Lawyers Are Wimps).
when they released the shuffle, on their website they compared it to a pack of gum. they put a footnote at the bottom instructing people not to eat iPod shuffle.
in the long long ago, they used to put jokes in the small print instead of the usual legal notices or caveats that companies tend to do.
"It's Festivus for the restivus [rest of us]."
"sosumi" == so sue me!
Originally posted by Hiro
When Apple Corps sued Apple Computer long ago over music creation, Apple added a new system sound:
"sosumi" == so sue me!
Gorgeous. Btw, how do you call this phenomen?
The punching pun sound?
I love it.