Not to correct anyone or offend any Mac users, Myself being one. I would say that Mac has disassociated it's self in the past, with the PC world by making their hard-ware proprietary to their computers. like the keyboard and mouse for example, which is how other computers call themselves P.C.. I agree that a Mac is a P.C. but referring to a computer that is in a small box, that fits on your desk as a P.C. is much easier than referring to the specific computer model and it's self. The Linux and Unix computers that fit in a small box are considered PC's. It goes back to the time we used to call all other computers IBM compatible.
Sent, Sep 20, 2008 at 7:45 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Apple is a hardware company that hppens to make the OS that is specific > to their hardware so it fits like a custom tailored suit. Microsoft, on > the other hand, makes the software that runs on everyone's hardware so > it's like buying an off the rack suit. Because that is where they make > their money, they have to have a licsensing scheme of sorts. Yes, it is > possible to load the Apple OS onto many computers, which is illegal, > but Apple doesn't make their money on the OS at all. That is why a > family pack is really affordable unlike buying Windows Vista! The OS > X.5 does everything & you don't have to buy different versions of it to > get what you need. > > Just my 2 cents worth for this thread. > > All Macs are PCs, but not all PCs are Macs because PC stands for > Personal Computer which is a box of hardware running any sort of OS & > it doesn't mean Windows! Windows has branded themselves to the phrase > PC to mean a Windows only machine. What does that make a Sun machine > running Solaris, or a box running Linux or any other OS? > > Garth-----Original Message----- From: Bruce Johnson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, > 19 Sep 2008 12:49:55 -0700 Subject: Re: iMac purchase justifications On > Sep 19, 2008, at 11:45 AM, Brian Troisi wrote: > On Sep 19, 2008, at > 2:13 PM, Kyle wrote: > >> >> The Price for Leopard is what, $199.00 > > Actually the price is $129. The family pack is unnecessary as there is > > no licensing. One single install disc can install on up to Unlimited > > macs! Not legally. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of > Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have > opinions, merely customs > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
