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.
The name pineapple comes from the similarity of the fruit to a pine cone. I believe that it is shaped like a big a*** pine cone and its sweet and tarty like an apple.eport Abuse. pine cones were originally called pineapples because they grew on pine trees...when the pine apple was discovered, they thought it looked similar to a pine cone (pineapple) and thus named it a pineapple. Source(s): answers.com.