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is that meant as a serious reply? Pro is a badge. Just like "Super Deluxe", "Extra Special", "Custom Ordered".. We don't go around saying that a super deluxe

• to3m 14y ago
  Well, it's sort of serious. A lot of people seem to think that "Professional" implies something about the target market that means the computer should be upgradeable/have a firewire port/use compact flash/sport a replaceable battery/etc. But it could actually imply exactly what the word suggests, and yet still mean none of this. In actual fact, of course, it implies nothing, and that's why it means none of the above. "Pro" is just a badge, as meaningless as the "Sport" that adorns my car (4 doors, diesel engine).
• lukifer 14y ago
  Originally, Macs were defined in four quadrants: Desktop vs. Portable, and Consumer vs. Pro. Each meant something very specific, trying to meet the needs of the different computing markets at the time. These days, though, the quadrants are gone, and the names are mostly just branding fluff.