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That's where the ambiguity of "major computer company" comes in. Probably the same with IBM. They are probably implying "major personal computer company" but

by nnutter 11y ago

That's where the ambiguity of "major computer company" comes in. Probably the same with IBM. They are probably implying "major personal computer company" but couldn't say "major PC company" because PC = Windows.

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- TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
  > Apple is the only one keeping the PC misnomer alive today (and should really cut it out; see: misnomer). Not really. Apple's usage of the word "PC" reflects popular usage.
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    - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
      Maybe the technical world. Ask the person on the street if a Mac is a PC, and I don't think they'd answer the same.
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- sargun 11y ago
  Dell, HP, and Lenovo all got together to make a marketing push behind "PC Does What" (http://www.pcdoeswhat.com/ http://www.pcdoeswhat.com/). It seems like they're embracing the name "PC"
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ajdlinux 11y ago
Remember the good old days when IBM made PCs? :P
omerhj 11y ago
Apple used to call their computers personal computers: https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1979-08/1979_08_BYTE_04-08_LISP#page/n16/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1979-08/1979_08_BYT... It's funny how IBM was able to hijack the term.