Not everybody means the same thing when they tag some piece of software as âfreewareâ. You will often see something labeled freeware when it really isnât. In this article, I will describe various kinds of software that are often called freeware and try to clear up some of the confusion.
The phrase is thought to have originated in World War I, with the Toffee Apple trench mortar used by British troops. These mortars were later rendered obsolete by the Stokes mortar, which used a more modern bullet-shaped shell. How do you like them apples, UsingEnglish.com. Accessed 14 January 2007.
Originally, apple was used to refer to the pupil of an eye, because the pupil was round. In both Hebrew and English, the idea behind apple of one's eye is that a person only has eyes for another, and can see no one else. Views Â· View Upvotes.