Originally Posted by
x136
Dear internets and its inhabitants: PC stands for personal computer. Windows computers and Macintosh computers are both PCs. The proper question to ask in such situations is "Windows or Mac?" This also gives room for Linux/BSD users to ***** about the lack of options.
The phrase "PC" in reference to a Windows (or MS-DOS) based computer is a widely acknowledged and understood colloquialism. Only nerds recognize the distinction, but even they understand what it means.