On 12/08/2010, at 3:48 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: > Huh, I always thought a Mac was a PC. i.e. a personal computer. Has Microsoft > patented the term? > > Reg > >
Unfortunately, it was Apple that helped cement this terminology with their "I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC" series of ads. The true irony is that this page is published by a company which doesn't produce computers of any sort, personal or otherwise. Even more, it fails to mention that Macs can also run Windows anyway (and have been since the mid 1990s - anyone remember the old PC cards?). I guess if Apple had started with "I'm a Mac, and I'm a computer running Microsoft Windows" their campaign might not have been as effective, and would almost certainly have been litigious. Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
