PC or Mac?

Burning Down · 04-01-2011, 01:51 PM

Yeah I just thought it was Mac vs. Windows lol

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

Yeah that's true.
Apple PC or any other PC should be the question.

I think usually when people say "Mac vs. PC" they mean Windows PC.

s_k · 04-01-2011, 02:00 PM

Figures. But that actually makes no sense

.

What's the idea of this topic anyway?
Most people use PC's, allright. So... no we know that

Freebase Dali · 04-01-2011, 03:42 PM

PC isn't just a general term for "personal computer". It refers to an actual hardware architecture that's based on the old IBM PC architecture. Windows has nothing to do with it. Windows is simply an operating system. You don't have to install Windows on a PC. Besides, there really isn't any reason to specify "Windows-based PC" when Mac is practically unanimously referred to simply as a Mac.

The term "personal computer" itself is outdated. It was used when computers were first being marketed that regular people could afford and use practically. Now days, it's a given. If you're not buying a "personal computer", you're probably buying a server. There is no longer any reason to make the distinction that the computer you use at home is, indeed, a personal computer.

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2011, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Besides, there really isn't any reason to specify "Windows-based PC" when Mac is practically unanimously referred to simply as a Mac.

The reason for saying "Windows-based PC" is more about distinguishing it from things like Linux-based PCs than from Macs IMO.

Freebase Dali · 04-01-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

The reason for saying "Windows-based PC" is more about distinguishing it from things like Linux-based PCs than from Macs IMO.

But there isn't a difference between the hardware in a PC that has either Windows or Linux on it. The software is irrelevant when you're referring to an architecture, which PC is referring to.

s_k · 04-01-2011, 03:49 PM

Hey, trivia.
Does anyone here know why MacIntosh is called MacIntosh?
What does it refer to and, if you know that, why isn't it called McIntosh?

Wonder if anyone knows

Freebase Dali · 04-01-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

Hey, trivia.
Does anyone here know why MacIntosh is called MacIntosh?
What does it refer to and, if you know that, why isn't it called McIntosh?

Wonder if anyone knows

Probably because it isn't Irish.

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

But there isn't a difference between the hardware in a PC that has either Windows or Linux on it. The software is irrelevant when you're referring to an architecture, which PC is referring to.

But the "Mac vs. PC" debate is about hardware and software.

s_k · 04-01-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Probably because it isn't Irish.

Whaha, Shamintosh.

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	PC isn't just a general term for "personal computer". It refers to an actual hardware architecture that's based on the old IBM PC architecture. Windows has nothing to do with it. Windows is simply an operating system. You don't have to install Windows on a PC. Besides, there really isn't any reason to specify "Windows-based PC" when Mac is practically unanimously referred to simply as a Mac. The term "personal computer" itself is outdated. It was used when computers were first being marketed that regular people could afford and use practically. Now days, it's a given. If you're not buying a "personal computer", you're probably buying a server. There is no longer any reason to make the distinction that the computer you use at home is, indeed, a personal computer.