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macOS - Operating System
is Mac "considered" a PC?
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<blockquote data-quote="toMACsh" data-source="post: 909560" data-attributes="member: 112842"><p>I agree, but I don't think that will ever happen. It's engrained.</p><p></p><p>A Macintosh is a personal computer, and so is what is commonly called a PC. I think the "shorthand" has been lost, and PC no longer stands for personal computer. Rather, it's as stated above.</p><p></p><p>In my state, a legislator is trying to get people to call this summer's flu strain by "H1N1 flu virus" rather than "swine flu". He's proposed a non-binding resolution to suggest this term to the public, officials, and the media. He claims that many are still confused and believe the virus is related to the consumption of pork, and this is hurting "pig farmers". (sorry if that's not the preferred term) The local media, populated by those who usually bend over backwards to defer to people's sensitivities, reports on the bill and uses only "swine flu" in those reports, except when quoting the legislator. The resolution could pass, but it won't change anything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toMACsh, post: 909560, member: 112842"] I agree, but I don't think that will ever happen. It's engrained. A Macintosh is a personal computer, and so is what is commonly called a PC. I think the "shorthand" has been lost, and PC no longer stands for personal computer. Rather, it's as stated above. In my state, a legislator is trying to get people to call this summer's flu strain by "H1N1 flu virus" rather than "swine flu". He's proposed a non-binding resolution to suggest this term to the public, officials, and the media. He claims that many are still confused and believe the virus is related to the consumption of pork, and this is hurting "pig farmers". (sorry if that's not the preferred term) The local media, populated by those who usually bend over backwards to defer to people's sensitivities, reports on the bill and uses only "swine flu" in those reports, except when quoting the legislator. The resolution could pass, but it won't change anything. [/QUOTE]
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