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> As I remember it it was a poke at Apple records (Beatles)
From: http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Apple+Computer
Background
Apple Records later sued Apple Computers for the name, and they agreed
that Apple Computers could keep the name as long as they kept out of the
music business. Of course, Apple Computers eventually introduced quite
advanced sound capabilities into their Macintosh Computers, which Apple
Records didn't really like. Apple Computers therefore introduced a new
system sound (a "beep") called "Sosumi" - "so sue me".
From
http://www.spies.com/~greg/resume.html
(That reminds me... I helped name the Sosumi sound in System 7. It was
called Xylophone, but Apple's lawyers didn't like that name in light of
the Apple Records lawsuit. Too music-y, they said, as they demanded the
name be changed. I looked one of Apple's lawyers dead in the eye and
explained that Sosumi was a Japanese word for beautiful flower.
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