I thought the PowerPC place would be the best for this, just because many of you here are Mac people if you still use PowerPC Macs, and I know I still do. This gets on my nerves sometimes: People often misinterpret the 'Macintosh' name. People often:
1. Think that "Mac" is the name of the company. Ex. "Mac sucks" <--- Notice the singular "Mac" as if it's the name of the company, not the computers themselves
2. Put "Mac" in all caps for some reason. Ex. "I just got a MAC" or "I just got an IMAC". Again, it seems as if people feel that saying "Mac" is too much like a name and not a brand/company name, when it really is, since "Mac" is short for "Macintosh". I understand the confusions between Mac vs. MAC vs. Apple, but I don't get why these things are misinterpreted so easily. I don't understand how one can come to the false conclusions that 'Mac' is spelled in all caps. The most I can understand is, again, that "Mac" by itself doesn't seem like it would be the name brand, as it's technically a human name or a short name for the type of apple (fruit). Is putting it in all caps one's form of using a '®' or " / ' ?
(not making fun or trying to offend, just wondering...)
1. Think that "Mac" is the name of the company. Ex. "Mac sucks" <--- Notice the singular "Mac" as if it's the name of the company, not the computers themselves
2. Put "Mac" in all caps for some reason. Ex. "I just got a MAC" or "I just got an IMAC". Again, it seems as if people feel that saying "Mac" is too much like a name and not a brand/company name, when it really is, since "Mac" is short for "Macintosh". I understand the confusions between Mac vs. MAC vs. Apple, but I don't get why these things are misinterpreted so easily. I don't understand how one can come to the false conclusions that 'Mac' is spelled in all caps. The most I can understand is, again, that "Mac" by itself doesn't seem like it would be the name brand, as it's technically a human name or a short name for the type of apple (fruit). Is putting it in all caps one's form of using a '®' or " / ' ?
(not making fun or trying to offend, just wondering...)
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