On 2009-10-28, Gunther Gloop  wrote:
> Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:15:45 +0000, deKay
>> <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009, Shak wrote:
>>>
>>>>> A computer that runs Linux? I don't know.
>>>>>
>>>> Okay. Well just so you know the rest of the world would call it a PC too.
>>> Oh, I thought you were looking for something other than PC. I'd probably 
>>> say "Linux PC", mainly because if you leave "Linux" off, everyone assumes 
>>> Windows.
>> 
>> "Linux box" generically, I think. As in, "I'm running a Linux box as
>> my server".
>> 
>
> I call mine "my computer" or pc. If I had an Apple computer I'd call it 
> a mac or whatever it is. I think it boils down to marketing.
> Apple owns Apple and everyone knows it's seperate to the generic term 
> "PC" whether it is in fact a personal computer or not.
>
> Since nobody is marketing the term "pc" it is in essence a public domain 
> term and can be adopted by anyone or anything to mean whatever they feel 
> might stick.

Microsoft are marketing the term "PC" with their "I'm a PC" videos.
Obviously not very well, though, because you've never heard of them :)

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-Toby
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