Apples Are Big Business

It’s hard to find the perfect scenario for comparing apples to Apples, and yet, we have found one.  Apple, Inc. is one of the largest businesses in the world.  This manufacturer of once obscure but not highly desired tech goodies like the iPod, iPad, and iPhone was founded back in the 1970s when Steve Wozniak built the first compact or “personal computer.”  For the first time, computation power was literally at peoples’ fingertips.  Before, computers were housed in huge contained spaces and required several operators to complete even the most rudimentary tasks.  Under the guidance of Steve Jobs, the charismatic visionary who convinced Wozniak that a computer could be small and manageable, Apple Computer Co. began its slow climb to the success it enjoys today.  As for the fruit after which the company was named,  let’s talk apples.

Apples are apples.  They’re fruit.  Before their cultivation, they were bitter and vile and full of seeds and no one wanted to eat them, but look where they are today!  Apples find their way into lunchboxes all over the world every day.  They are made into delectable juice and sweet apple sauce.  They are nutritious too, packing a lot of vitamins into a small amount of space.  On the other hand, they were voted the “dirtiest” fruit last year, largely due to the pesticides commonly used in farming them.

Here is an infographic that compares Apples to apples: