Alt Text: image of Apple 50th anniversary poster
Apple isn’t letting its 50th anniversary pass quietly. Today, employees at Apple Park are being treated to a private Paul McCartney concert, but the celebration also comes with a special perk: exclusive anniversary merch that’s already making its way into staff hands.
From what’s being shared online, it sounds like the gift packages aren’t going to every single employee. Instead, it appears that some Apple staffs were randomly selected to receive the commemorative merch. Photos circulating on X shows what’s inside for those who made the cut a T-shirt, a limited-run poster, and an enamel pin, all stamped with Apple’s 50th anniversary emblem and the phrase “50 Years of Thinking Different.”
A note included with the gift reads:
1976-2026
50 Years of Apple
Inspired by our heritage rainbow colors and crafted by hand a commemorative T-shirt, limited-edition poster, and enamel pin are here for you.
Alt Text: image of Apple 50th anniversary commemorative T-shirt
The tagline echoes Tim Cook’s recent open letter celebrating the milestone, while the rainbow motif pulls from Apple’s original logo a fitting tribute to the company’s early days.
This follows last month’s Alicia Keys concert at Grand Central in New York, part of a broader series of events leading up to the official anniversary tomorrow, April 1.
Alt Text: image of Apple Park exterior
It’s a moment of reflection for a company that’s spent 50 years shaping consumer technology and right now, it’s also navigating one of the biggest shifts in its history, pouring its future into AI. But for today, at least, the focus is on the people who helped get it there.
For the employees who scored one of these gift sets, it’s a meaningful keepsake. For everyone else? Well, at least there’s a Paul McCartney concert.
