• potustheplant@feddit.nl
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    16 days ago

    In that case it would be a Windows laptop. PC stands for Personal Computer. It has nothing to do with the OS.

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            16 days ago

            Even if that were true, does that mean that we should all accept it and drink the Apple Kool-Aid? A PC was, is and will always be a Personal Computer.

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              16 days ago

              Kinda? Whether you like it not that’s just how society functions. You either acknowledge what society decides or you end up becoming the guy who argues that drawing swastikas doesn’t make you a nazi because it’s a symbol of luck.

              And if you want to go down the rabbit hole of “PC is personal computer” good luck defining what a computer is without defaulting to what society thinks a computer is, because technically your phone is a computer that is for your personal use. Your phone is a PC. In a sense so is your TV and your gaming console and the steam deck and possibly even your fridge. Maybe even your car.

              Save yourself the headache and use PC as you understand it while accepting that others have a different meaning for PC.