Comments on: Reality Check: A Mac is a PC

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:31:12 +0000

I think what Hellfire29 meant was that a Mac is so expensive, no single family can afford it so it’s really not a personal computer but more in the price range of a supercomputer for large companies.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:06:37 +0000

Sad ain’t it.

By: Henry

Henry — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:03:30 +0000

Wow, a Mac ia a PC. I always thought a Mac is a raincoat and Apple is a fruit. But hey, there will always be people who are willing to buy a pencil for $10,000 and if the seller markets it as a magic wand for writing.

By: Larry Thompson

Larry Thompson — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:42:46 +0000

and also if a mac is not a PC ( personal computer) what is it then an impersonal computer ? Could this be the reason that Mac owners tend to have their noses stuck up in the air?

By: Larry Thompson

Larry Thompson — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:29:55 +0000

If you where to totally uninstall MAC OS from a mac and install VISTA or Linux would it still be a MAC? If you spilled Cheese whiz on a MAC would it become Mac and cheese?

By: Robert Plumer

Robert Plumer — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:19:01 +0000

Thank you Dave for nailing the it right on the head. One might argue that since Apple emphasizes the end user experience it’s even more of a “personal” computer(iMac, iPhone, iPod..need “I” say more?) than a traditional Windows(or Linux) machine. I think it shows how well Apple has marketed it’s products that it takes the focus off the fact that they are a computer company.

If Apple designed an automobile an iDrive. The iDrive is an marketed as I one of kind automobile. Designed and built from ground up by Apple. Soon there are iDrive vs. car ads. They include an engine(Hybrid or all electric), four wheels, steering wheel, and seating for four. All the “i” stuff built in it already. It’s priced in the Cadillac/BMW/Mercedes bracket. They can only be sold at Apple Stores/Dealers. When you need servicing it has to be done through an Apple Dealer. Want to service it yourself. You still have to go to an Apple Dealer. Even the changing tires, oil, or whatever has to be done through Apple. Want to pimp your machine like custom paint, huge rims, high performance parts? All modifications have to go through a vague approval process that may or may not go through. Soon they build up a rabid following. Soon they have iDrive vs. Car commercials where a normal “Car” is seen as uncool or outdated prone to theft and breakdowns. Of course they don’t mention that they have only a ten percent market share and so they are not major the target of thieves and such.

By: Storm PCs

Storm PCs — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:16:15 +0000

First I have to correct your statement that the IBM PC was the first PC. It was not. Most people consider the Apple ][ the first PC. That’s not correct either, but it WAS created long before IBM ripped off the basic concept.

I agree that the Apple commercials are stupid (aren’t they all?) and I believe they hurt Apple more than they help. Even so, Apple is a company with a long history of providing premium products (hardware and software), so saying there is no difference is just as stupid as the Apple commercials. To this day I find that the design and build quality is second to none. They charge more because they can.

And while Macs are not immuned to viruses and malware they are unaffected by the Windows compatible ones (unless you run Windows natively). That brings me to the following:

If you desire to play and experiment with the maximum amount of available hardware and software, the Clones (as opposed to PCs) are your only choice.

If you desire a computer that will run every piece of software on Earth and will be more reliably and last longer than most sowing machines then the Mac is your only choice. (Before you Hackintosh experimenters chime in, simply booting OS X does not mean you have a cheap Mac…booting OS X does not a Mac make!)

Finally, don’t forget what hardware is for. If you have no programs you do not need a computer, because that is what they are for. Buy whatever runs what you need to. Keep in mind however that the writer of the article I am responding to uses Macs by his own accord. I believe this is not a coincidence. I’m out.

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By: Sharron (kkomp)

Sharron (kkomp) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:23:13 +0000

Please reveal what architecture you think Macs use.

I think the Windows Hardware Quality Logo digital signatures on the drivers on the PC I’m using right now comes into it somehow.

Signed hardware eh? – Steve Jobs autographs every component?

Have you been reading the Apple Book of Fables?

By: 007

007 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:31:17 +0000

pcs use the 8086 architecture while macs do not. not only that, but macs have signed hardware as compared to pcs which do not have signed hardware. signed hardware are hardware that is meant to be used specifically for that system only. so if you have a mac, you’d have to use mac specific hardware while pcs do not.