1992 Anyone gazing at the back of an open PowerBook or iBook saw Apple 's logo balancing on its stem , almost as if in the middle of a pirouette . - Apple employee explains why the logo had to be ` ` upside - down '' . Moreno says Apple staffers at the time were confused . He says Steve Edge wanted it to face the user when opening a file .
1992 - Apple employee explains why the logo had to be ` ` upside - down '' . Moreno says Apple staffers at the time were confused . He says Steve Edge wanted it to face the user when opening a file .