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...and they changed the spelling so that they didn't clash with the American hifi manufacturer of the same name.

They already had to go through one trademark lawsuit, they didn't want another.

McIntosh is the 65th most common surname in Scotland. Couldn’t help myself, had to look it up! https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics...

Your link says 68th.

Tomatoe tomato

I always thought it would be good if they named all their computers after varieties of apples.

Those old pink iMacs could've been Pink Ladies.

"Apple names some of its most opaque holding companies after kinds of apples." --- see https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-subsidiaries-are-named...

Can’t. Apple is beatle and no beatle in apple music until very lately.