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How 30 famous companies got their names?
Ever wonder why Narayana Murthy and co-founders named the IT bellwether Infosys or how Azim Premji thought of Wipro?
Many believe that Adidas is an acronym for All Day I Dream About Sports but its not true.
Here are fascinating stories of how 30 famous companies got their names.
Apple
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, co-founders of the company, wanted to beat Atari - a successful technology company at that time.
They chose Apple because it came before Atari alphabetically and would appear before the rival in the phone book.
Jobs, who had come back from an Oregon apple farm, thought the name was fun spirited and not intimidating.
Read more:How 30 famous companies got their names - Rediff.com Business
Ever wonder why Narayana Murthy and co-founders named the IT bellwether Infosys or how Azim Premji thought of Wipro?
Many believe that Adidas is an acronym for All Day I Dream About Sports but its not true.
Here are fascinating stories of how 30 famous companies got their names.
Apple
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, co-founders of the company, wanted to beat Atari - a successful technology company at that time.
They chose Apple because it came before Atari alphabetically and would appear before the rival in the phone book.
Jobs, who had come back from an Oregon apple farm, thought the name was fun spirited and not intimidating.
Read more:How 30 famous companies got their names - Rediff.com Business
