I think there's crossed wires here. The term clipart was being used to refer to the literal nature of the icons origin - it came from a stock library of pre pro

I think there's crossed wires here. The term clipart was being used to refer to the literal nature of the icons origin - it came from a stock library of pre produced graphics. And when you say 'most company logo's are not much more than clipart' - you're refering the the simple construction and form of the icon used in a logo. Apple, Microsoft, and IBM obviously didn't pull their logos from a stock library. Although it's interesting to hear such logo's be described with such flippant regard for their conception.