Mac or PC?
The easiest way to start a fight between two geeks is to ask them just ONE question-
Mac or PC?
Let’s start off with some basic knowledge about the age-old battle-
The Macintosh was created by Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak in 1984. The advertisement for the first Macintosh was aired during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII. It is considered a ‘watershed event’ for many people around the world(blah). The advertisement portrayed IBM as ‘Big Brother’ (who controls the computing world) and Apple as the only hope to give IBM a run for their money.
The first PC was created by IBM in 1981(a common misconception is that it was created by Bill Gates). The IBM-PC was so popular that other companies(Award, Phoenix) started creating IBM PC compatibles(IBM clones). The IBM clones duplicated all the features of the original IBM-PC except the BIOS(Binary Input Output System). By doing this, companies like Dell, HP and Compaq succeeded because their product worked exactly like the original IBM-PC.
So, where does Bill Gates come into all of this?
When Bill Gates was completing his undergraduate at Harvard in 1973, he wrote a version of the then-popular programming language BASIC for MITS'(Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry System) Altair microcomputer. Accompanying him was Paul Allen. In 1975, they set up Microsoft to develop software for the newly emerging personal computer market. Bill Gates convinced IBM into letting Microsoft retain the rights to MS-DOS. By doing this, Microsoft made a fortune from the licensing of the OS. After MS-DOS, Gates & Allen created a popular OS called Windows. Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world’s PC market, overtaking Apple’s Mac OS, which had been introduced in 1984.
The World’s Most Expensive MacBook Air
If you’re one of the people who think that Apple products are worth the lots of $$$ y’all pay, this post will be like a long due orgasm(or maybe not).The MacBook Air ‘starts at just $999’ and if you are an ardent Apple FanBoy/FanGirl, the price will be of no issue to you.
And if you are not planning on being Uncle Scrooge, the following laptops might just appeal to you-
GOLDEN MacBook Air- This hand-crafted MacBook Air has 12,000 Swarovski crystals and is coated with 24 carat gold.
Appeals to you, doesn't it, FanBoy?
PLATINUM MacBook Air– If the MacBook Air featured above doesn’t satiate your desires, this one is definitely for you. Made out of pure Platinum & weighing 7 kgs(7 times that of the normal MacBook Air), this is an ultimate style statement for a FanBoy.
“The cost?”, you might ask?(Not that it’s gonna deter you from buying it, anyway).
The Golden MacBook Air- $40,000
The Platinum MacBook Air- $480,000
Small prices to pay for a status symbol, aren’t they? 😉
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