Comments on: Sometimes I will get PC about “PC”

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:00:15 +0000

I haven’t heard anyone use the term Xerox for making a copy in a couple of decades now. At work we just say make a copy of it on the copier.

By: mc

mc — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:34:19 +0000

Kudos, you’re the first person I’ve seen to recognize this distinction in a non-snarky way.

I’ll still, however, snobbishly point out to every Mac user at the appropriate time that the strict definition of PC is “personal computer.”

A friend of mine actually refers to his computer as an ‘Apple’ – it seems less…elitist. Not that Mac users are elitist, but it’s really just another computer – nobody is forcing you to run Mac OS X.

By: ubuntucat

ubuntucat — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:22:06 +0000

I’d go with LoMs.

By: cyberdork33

cyberdork33 — Sun, 18 May 2008 04:00:34 +0000

What about those of us that use Linux on a Mac. What do we call those now?!

By: cubiclegangsta

cubiclegangsta — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:09:46 +0000

my bad.

I should explain the Voltron analogy:

Voltron, a giant robot made up from several smaller robots in the way that Linux is assembled, i.e., a kernel developed in Finland, the Gnome desktop stared in Mexico, etc…

Then coming together and kicking bot Mac and PCs sorry asses.

By: cubiclegangsta

cubiclegangsta — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:52:48 +0000

“. . .I do have to correct them and say, “You mean Windows PCs.”

could not agree more. but once you say this, you have to talk about operating systems (and what an OS is) generally resulting in confused looks and blowing the mind of the person. No amount of overly simplified allegories can help.

But, I suppose, progress takes time.

@ john, totally. This is the fodder for rabid mac fanboys to say “OH LOLZ, YEAH I AM NOT A PC PERSON I AM BETTER, NOT LIKE THAT BORING GUY PC”

I can’t tell you how many Mac users faces I have forced myself not to smack because of their douchebaggery. Yes, it is a great OS, but it is not the only great OS so STFU already.

But I often say little or nothing, because it is tantamount to attempting change someone’s political or religious beliefs… and not worth my time.

And fwiw, imo, if Linux were to be represented in the mac/pc parodies, it would take the form of Voltron and kick both of their sorry asses.

By: john

john — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:48:59 +0000

Sometimes I wonder if the PC Mac commercials are similar to “Pepsi’s” way of keeping the “RC Colas” of the world firmly behind 2nd Place- and really have nothing to do with trying to compete with no. 1?