Rustmilian@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoWhy is Windows "PC"?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1596arrow-down164
arrow-up1532arrow-down1external-linkWhy is Windows "PC"?lemmy.worldRustmilian@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 months agoThe IBM-PC predates that campaign by almost two decades. PC was firmly associated with Microsoft Windows by the time the ad campaign ran in late 2000’s. I don’t think the ads even mention Windows, they just say “PC”.
The IBM-PC predates that campaign by almost two decades. PC was firmly associated with Microsoft Windows by the time the ad campaign ran in late 2000’s. I don’t think the ads even mention Windows, they just say “PC”.