Flying Squid to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 4 months agoTHAT'S DIFFERENT!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square164arrow-up1340
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minus-square@dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.eelinkfedilink4•4 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-square@Railcar8095@lemm.eelinkfedilink7•4 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.