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Originally Posted by Rigel View Post
PC is just a personal computer, which means Macs are PC's too.
Technically, you're right.

In practice, "PC" means "IBM-compatible PC", which Macs weren't until a few years ago. And since the ecosystems are so dramatically different between the platforms, "PC" and "Mac" -- when used together in context -- don't overlap.

The only exception is that you can still say you do PC gaming if you use a Mac, because in THAT context it's "PC" and "console" rather than "PC" and "Mac." Again, this is a question of context.
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Old Posted 07-17-2012, 02:32 PM Reply With Quote