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November 2, 2011	Good article reassessment	Kept
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This FAQ summarizes common questions about whether this article should be ........ To view the response to a question, click the [show] link to the right of the question.

Q1: Apple Inc. is a major company. Shouldn't it be the primary topic for 'Apple'?

A1: Apple Inc. is a big company, but people have eaten apples for thousands of years, and will continue to do so. Both the company and any number of other objects are relative newcomers that have been named after the fruit. The fruit's long-term significance is described in places such as Apple#History, Apple#In culture, and Apple (symbolism). Because of the fruit, we have the Isaac Newton apple incident and ancient motifs like "shooting an apple off one's child's head" and the golden apple. That gives the fruit a permanence and long-term significance which the company does not have.

Q2: Why don't we treat the company and the fruit as equals, make this article into 'Apple (fruit)', and have a disambiguation page pointing to both of them?

A2: In at least 6 move discussions (see the list below) on this page, Wikipedia editors have determined that the fruit is the primary topic, so disambiguation is not required.

Q3: The disambiguation question is important and deserves to be discussed.

A3: It has been debated thoroughly in at least 6 move discussions. You can see all of them in the 'Discussions' list below.

This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review prior discussions if you are considering renomination.

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Not moved, 25 February 2012, to Apple (fruit), see discussion.
Not moved, 12 September 2020, from Apple to Apple (fruit), see discussion.
Not moved (per WP:SNOW), 10 September 2022, from Apple to Apple (fruit), see discussion.
Not moved, 22 April 2024, from Apple to Apple (fruit), see discussion.
Not moved, 4 January 2026, to Apple (fruit), see discussion.

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Apple Search Results.

Latest comment: 6 days ago4 comments3 people in discussion

I believe that searching for "Apple" should lead to a disambiguation page showing both Apple Inc. and the apple fruit.

Both are common topics, and I don't believe either should automatically take priority over the other. Although Apple Inc. is an extremely large and influential company, the fruit is also a common subject in everyday conversation.

I think a disambiguation page would allow users to choose which meaning they intended, rather than assuming that they are searching for the company.

I understand that this topic may have been discussed before, so I would appreciate consideration of whether this approach would be appropriate for Wikipedia's search results. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThejimsterF (talk • contribs) 12:18, 27 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is certainly merit in the suggestion but it has been rejected five times, most recently nine months ago. There is a list of discussions above. Certes (talk) 12:50, 27 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Indeed, we definitely do not want to go there a sixth time; volunteers give their time freely and there are many more productive things they can be doing than repeating old arguments again and again. Please let's just go with the (very) well-established consensus. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:54, 27 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

I've added a small FAQ above to summarize the oft-repeated arguments. If I've missed anything important, feel free to extend the FAQ (or drop me a note). Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:03, 27 October 2026 (UTC)Reply