So what's a PC?

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  1. vasa1

    vasa1 Registered Member

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    http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/22/a-tablet-is-a-computer-too/
     
    vasa1, Nov 22, 2011
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  2. HKEY1952

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    PC = Popular Contraption


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    HKEY1952, Nov 22, 2011
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  3. Daveski17

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    PC = Police Constable? :D
     
    Daveski17, Nov 22, 2011
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  4. xxJackxx

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    PC = (P)iece of (C)rap :D
     
    xxJackxx, Nov 22, 2011
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  5. blacknight

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    A PC for me is a great and high quality monitor, a nice desk and a very comfortable seat. :) :)
     
    blacknight, Nov 22, 2011
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    Yea.....:thumb: those were the days.....


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    HKEY1952, Nov 22, 2011
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  7. Hungry Man

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    PC has come to mean Windows. It's the whole PC/Mac dichotomy. You don't see people calling their macs PCs even though they are personal computers.
     
    Hungry Man, Nov 22, 2011
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    Tarnak, Nov 22, 2011
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    hypothetical question..:rolleyes:
     
    nikanthpromod, Nov 23, 2011
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  11. xMarkx

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    PC = Privy Council

    I agree with the idea that 'PC' seems to imply a windows-based personal computer, at least that's the context I've heard the term used under most frequently.
     
    xMarkx, Nov 23, 2011
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  12. Hungry Man

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    "I'm a Mac

    and I'm a PC"

    This isn't just user ignorance, it's widely considered to be this way.
     
    Hungry Man, Nov 23, 2011
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  13. safeguy

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    Personal Computer. So it's up to the "person" to:

    a) define what a "computer" means/looks to him/her
    b) consider whether a device (tablet/smartphone/Mac/Ipad/etc) as a "computer".
     
    safeguy, Nov 24, 2011
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  14. PJC

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    So, what's a PC?

    In the hands of some people,
    it turns to be a Personal Catastrophe...
     
    PJC, Nov 25, 2011
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