Is AAPL the Apple equivalent of Micro$oft?

Its called a fucking stock symbol and commonly used as an abbreviation for Apple, you ignorant slut.

Ok now I'm sure that I'm on reddit. Take my stars, just don't hurt me.

Yes, and I hereby challenge you to a Number Munchers duel. En garde!

I remember "apples are for designers because designers can't cope with command line"

That was after the Macintosh came out, though.

The only place that ever had Apples was the computer lab in my grade school, and all you could use them for was Monster Maker.

I remember the programs for students at my alma mater to buy Mac computers on credit that probably made their student loans look reasonable by comparison.

And MacPacks. Ugh...

Fucking Mac artists. Showing up to sets as the only one with a PC laptop gets you the dirtiest look of disdain from those zealot fucks.

I don't mind Mac artists, they just tend to be the guys that piss off IT the most...or complain that it's everyone else's stupid Windows/Linux platform that is at fault for not loading their PSD/AI files properly. They also tend to drive new VW Beetles.