Comments on: Reality Check: A Mac is a PC

By: TLANG

TLANG — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:48:00 +0000

Let me preface this by saying that I wish there were more articles like this out there.

Thank you for finally cutting through all the rhetorical bullshit and actually giving barebones answers to questions multitudes of people have regarding MACS and PCS.

This will benefit all who are trying to make an informed choice about to what to invest in.

Thanks again.

By: sylvia

sylvia — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:33:02 +0000

If you w(h)ere to learn to write English, would you still be an idiot?

By: sylvia

sylvia — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:31:12 +0000

Can I just say, what a load of malarky? I can? Good. Why write something so stupid? Yeah, Mac commercials definitely do give the impression that something is different. That macs are created by a company that is full of losers for putting out such stupid ads.

By: alexander the great

alexander the great — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:51:39 +0000

YES! finally! i’ve been telling all my mac using friends this, and they just don’t get it…i can’t blame them though, all they know how to do is turn the computer on and open a web browser. XD
very informative article for the “non-believers”

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.