Flying Squid to Political [email protected] • 5 months agoTHAT'S DIFFERENT!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up1338
arrow-up1338imageTHAT'S DIFFERENT!lemmy.worldFlying Squid to Political [email protected] • 5 months agomessage-square157fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•5 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@[email protected]linkfedilink8•5 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.