10 must know facts about Apple


1. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.

2. Smoking near Apple computers will void your warranty even if you have apple care (as reported by some)

3. Apple's Ipad's retina display is actually made by Samsung (what a surprise)

4. With sales reaching 340,000 Iphones per day in 2012, Apple has more money than the US treasury.

5. for the first 30 years in its life, Apple was called Apple computer, inc until 2007.

6. in 1989 apple introduced the Macintosh Portable, its first portable computer.

7. the Iphone was the first phone to have a hand operated touch screen.

8. in all pictures shown at www.apple.com , the time is always 9:41 (the time when Jobs unveiled the Iphone)


9. Apple has the patent for "slide to unlock"

10. Ronald Wayne sold his share in Apple for $800.

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10 must know facts about Microsoft


1. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen(You already knew that, did you?)

2. Microsoft software engineers call themselves "softies"

3. "softies" are expected to bring M&Ms candies in their employment anniversary each year (1 year = 1 M&Ms pound).

4. Microsoft has one of the largest corporate art collections.

5. "softies" enjoy a variety of in-campus free drinks.(can it get any better?)

6.  Bunnies are major residents in the Microsoft HQ (cuteness overdose)

7. Microsoft was originally spelled Micro-soft

8. Windows was originally called interface manager until it reached the marketing department.

9. creating folders in the names (CON, PRN, AUX, NUL) is just not possible cause these names are reserved by DOS


10. "WinVer 1.4" was the first virus attack to the Windows system in 1992.