Re:Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
by jacquesm on Wednesday October 21, 2009 @09:05AM
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Well, maybe you do. But I was wondering where apple would get their harddrives, screens, processors and other bits and pieces if they declare war on the entire PC industry. The only thing that differentiates a 'mac' from a 'microsoft windows computer' is the software, and the design.
Re:Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
by habibur on Wednesday October 21, 2009 @09:18AM
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These terms come from 80s and 90s when PC meant Intel/Windows and Mac was Mac. I had not seen this usage for some long time now. No wonder the newer generation who missed the PC/Mac war will find it very confusing.
Re:Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
by jacquesm on Wednesday October 21, 2009 @09:23AM
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Those terms come from the 70's when PC meant 6502, 6800, 6809, Z80 or other 8 (and later 16) bit small computer which was meant for a single user instead of the time sharing minis and mainframes.
No wonder newer generations who missed the transition from minis and mainframes to personal computers find it very confusing.
Your honour, I present exhibit 1:
http://codytaylor.org/images/apple/apple-computers-personal-...
Re:Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
by rdrimmie on Wednesday October 21, 2009 @09:54AM
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Apple promotes the distinction between Macs and PCs in its extremely successful advertising campaign. Anyone who doesn't understand the difference is either ignorant of current computing culture or being willfully obtuse.
And since people clearly understand what he means, there is no reason for him to change what he says or writes, because by definition he is using language correctly: he is communicating.