Talk:934: Mac/PC
I code in a browser. We are bitches. Davidy²²[talk] 09:12, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
Should there be some added discussion of the fact that a Mac (or a Linux machine, or other OS) is a "personal computer", and by definition a PP? Also I hate metric. 72.45.165.98 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- It's sad that kids today don't remember the fact that PC was, for ages, a branded term for a Microsoft computer specifically to distinguish them from filthy Macs. We fought this battle for years, and you remember nothing. 108.162.221.33 12:45, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
- The term Personal computer (PC) became popular after IBM introduced its IBM Personal Computer in 1981, even when the name was used also before. Microsoft never did brand that name but they bought some software licences to create MS-DOS. Apple, together with others, did sell graphical user interfaces long before Microsoft did. The big success of Microsoft only belongs to the decision by IBM allowing other companies to build IBM compatible computers. The success is only caused by cheaper hardware. And I am running only Linux on this cheap computer because its free.--Dgbrt (talk) 20:28, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
- I kind of agree with this, except for the use of the word "only". As if opening up for competition in a market is a small issue. Mumiemonstret (talk) 13:26, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
- The term Personal computer (PC) became popular after IBM introduced its IBM Personal Computer in 1981, even when the name was used also before. Microsoft never did brand that name but they bought some software licences to create MS-DOS. Apple, together with others, did sell graphical user interfaces long before Microsoft did. The big success of Microsoft only belongs to the decision by IBM allowing other companies to build IBM compatible computers. The success is only caused by cheaper hardware. And I am running only Linux on this cheap computer because its free.--Dgbrt (talk) 20:28, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
I would question whether "since most everything nowadays is done through browsers due to the proliferation of cloud computing" is true. While I would suspect that the first half of the sentence is largely true, is cloud computing specifically really that prevalent? My take on the comic was that using a browser to access the web is such a major part of the everyday use, that the 'other' use is minimal (and hence PC vs Mac is of limited relevance). --Pudder (talk) 11:24, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
- And why is web browsing such a major part? Well, at least partly because fewer and fewer installs software for e.g. e-mail handling, picture and movie organizing, document creation... Instead we have Gmail, Flickr, Youtube, Google Docs, and so on. Cloud services, that is. Mumiemonstret (talk) 13:26, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
Just FYI: Mac is not a subset of PC. We fought this battle for ages. And the more I observe the fight of Linux vs. Windows the more I think Linux users are as smart as a MacBook. I love programming but I dislike Linux and stuff. 162.158.83.144 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
I think "cloud computing" is relevant and accurate in the description. When a regular user uses an online service, it is "cloud computing" because it's online. Cloud computing implies saying bye to your data. That's always true for users of these services. It's not your business where Gmail stores your data. The fact that your data is online is enough to explain the joke, without bringing the into it.help help help helpAmbroseChapel (talk) 23:29, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
