PC or Mac

The Linux/Windows debate was overtaken by the PC or Mac madness. Frankly it is the same argument, but a machine is more visual than an OS, which being the product of thought is completely invisible. Making the argument as to which is better - PC or Mac based entirely on what the user is considered to be (i.e: a cool person vs a stunted person) is simply examination of the wrong thing. Is it like this:

My Laud! This man is guilty for these dirty crimes. Just look at what he is wearing!


Furthermore, look no further than history to provide examples of the same dichotomy. Sherlock Holmes is given a simple magnifying glass, he is a visual detective who is going to be able to see things in detail. Dr Waton has a stethoscope - required to investigate the causes of strange glitches. Okay, that was not history, but literature but it illustrated the example. Yes, Dr Watson is a PC guy (you need to be a doctor to diagnose the complex beast of many parts) but Sherlock Holmes is a Mac guy? The single, simple no moving parts and relying upon gut instinct is the key. Homes is a Mac guy because he wants a shiny product (it also helps him find fingerprints with his glass). In his case it has less to do with his costume.

Real history, now let's see. Johnson and Johnson - there is a famous partnership, which it is hard to know which one is which. Hewlett-Packard - it seems PC-Mac but in some ways Windows-Linux is a clearer definition.

Less famous partnerships like Kernighan/Richie are harder to define with facile labels. They were the original Unix guys and both Linux and Windows are eternally in their debt. Where would Linux or Windows be without the original C book?