Why has the apple sigh got a bite out of it?

Answer 1

The bite in the Apple logo was originally implemented so that people would know that it represented an apple and not something else.It also lent itself to a nerdy play on words (bite/byte), a fitting reference for a tech company.

Answer 2

Because stevewoz liked apple he co-founder of apple and decided to put a bite in it :)

Nice try, whoever said that ^^

The reality is that it is a tribute to one of the designers of the very first electronic computing systems ~ Alan Turing

Turing was a homosexual and looked upon unfavorably by society. He ultimately committed suicide by eating a poisoned apple, thus the Apple symbol pays tribute with their logo.

Answer 3

According to the Apple company site it the bite is there so it wouldn't be mistaken for a tomato.

Answer 4

It has a bite in it so it is not mistaken for a tomato. I read this in a biography by Walter Isaacson

Answer 5

there is a hole in the apple logo because of the are dominating Pears

Answer 6

to make certain that it is an apple but not a cherry - Rob Janoff, designer of Apple Inc.

Answer 7

There is a bite bitten out of it , to show rememberance of a scientist who ate a cyancide apple , then commited suicide

Answer 8

The apple logo has a bite taken out of it so that it ins't mistaken for a cherry.

Answer 9

There are 2 reasons. One is to let you know it is an Apple and not a tomato or other fruit. Another is a play on words as the bite can mean byte as in a computer byte.