As I recall, the "PC" term was originally associated with early IBM
model computers, was it not? I believe as Windows embraced the IBM PC
architecture, while the Mac OS did not, the PC generally became
synonymous with Windows (the dominant OS on the IBM PC platform).
It is a fairly pedantic argument anyway, because if anyone wants to
get purist about terms, "personal computer" is actually an improper
reference as well, as there is nothing inherently "personal" about a
computer anymore, given that computers not only host multiple
simultaneous logins, both local and remote; but also that a computer
is commonly shared by numerous different people in homes, in
businesses, as point of sale units, Internet cafes, etc.
I'm going to go try to retrieve the lost minutes of my life now... :-D
Cheers,
Brad
On Oct 29, 2008, at 9:38 AM, Brendan Meutzner wrote:
Tom,
"Hi I'm a Mac... and I'm a PC..."
Intentionally or unintentionally Apple as branded "Windows" as
"PC"... thus the common use.
Brendan
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:04 AM, Tom Chiverton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
On Wednesday 29 Oct 2008, Haykel BEN JEMIA wrote:
> 3. Are their any advantages on using a Mac instead of a PC for Web/
Flex
> development?
<pedant>
A Mac is a PC.
A Linux machine is a PC.
A Windows desktop is a PC.
</pedant>
If you mean 'Windows', say so, don't abuse 'Personal Computer' like
we have
Hoover (not 'Vacuum Cleaner') or Biro ('Ballpoint Pen') :-)
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