Reality Check: A Mac is a PC

Massman · 25th September 2008, 23:41

Apple is the king of perception marketing in the tech industry. The “Mac versus PC” commercials have successfully put forth the idea that a Mac is different than a PC. It isn’t and it is about time we get this right.

http://www.pcmech.com/article/realit...a-mac-is-a-pc/

wutske · 27th September 2008, 09:10

I've been telling this since Apple realeased their intelMacs, but nobody seems to believe me (especialy those that bought a Mac, probably because they realise they too have been fooled by Apple

)

Massman · 27th September 2008, 09:54

They realise, but just don't want to face it

Sharpside · 27th September 2008, 18:59

Yeah, and the fannboys allways have the funnyest arguments.
a-Mac is way better than pc!
b-they are the same these days
a-but mac is way more quiet
b-it just depends on the cooler you have installed in your pc
a-yes but osx is much better than windows
...

wutske · 28th September 2008, 10:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharpside

Yeah, and the fannboys allways have the funnyest arguments.
a-Mac is way better than pc!
b-they are the same these days
a-but mac is way more quiet
b-it just depends on the cooler you have installed in your pc
a-yes but osx is much better than windows
...

b-OSx can run on a regular pc too, it just needs some tweaking

25th September 2008, 23:41	#1
Massman [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Waregem Posts: 6,592	Reality Check: A Mac is a PC Apple is the king of perception marketing in the tech industry. The “Mac versus PC” commercials have successfully put forth the idea that a Mac is different than a PC. It isn’t and it is about time we get this right. http://www.pcmech.com/article/realit...a-mac-is-a-pc/ __________________

27th September 2008, 09:10	#2
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,069	I've been telling this since Apple realeased their intelMacs, but nobody seems to believe me (especialy those that bought a Mac, probably because they realise they too have been fooled by Apple ) __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

27th September 2008, 09:54	#3
Massman [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Waregem Posts: 6,592	They realise, but just don't want to face it __________________

27th September 2008, 18:59	#4
Sharpside Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 273	Yeah, and the fannboys allways have the funnyest arguments. a-Mac is way better than pc! b-they are the same these days a-but mac is way more quiet b-it just depends on the cooler you have installed in your pc a-yes but osx is much better than windows ... __________________ [FONT=Arial] _PC_________________________________H2O_________Links____ - AMD Athlon XP 2600 TB @2.515Ghz..........- Whitewater.....\| 2.515Ghz - 512MB DDR PC2700 @457Mhz 2.2.2.5 ..............................\| Site - DFI Lanparty ultra rev.B .................................................. .....\| SuperPi - Leadtek FX5900xt ........................................- DD Maze4-1 - HD: 1x40 + 1x80 + 2x200 = 520Gig .................................................. .................................................. ..............[/FONT]

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