Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoTHAT'S DIFFERENT!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1638arrow-down125
arrow-up1613arrow-down1imageTHAT'S DIFFERENT!lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-squaredQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·2 months agoI might be dumb. PC vs Mac is a common way to differentiate. Laptop vs stationary is a common way to differentiate. Isn’t “PC Laptop” a pretty descriptive and non-overlapping way to unambinguiusly distinguish the item?
minus-squareRailcar8095@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoIt’s mostly a marketing gimmick, same as people who say “tablet or iPad”. In this case in particular is complaining about windows, it would be a stretch to think it’s an apple computer.
I might be dumb. PC vs Mac is a common way to differentiate. Laptop vs stationary is a common way to differentiate. Isn’t “PC Laptop” a pretty descriptive and non-overlapping way to unambinguiusly distinguish the item?
It’s mostly a marketing gimmick, same as people who say “tablet or iPad”.
In this case in particular is complaining about windows, it would be a stretch to think it’s an apple computer.