on 31 May 2009Mac versus PC. Apple versus Microsoft. Mac OS versus Windows. It’s a conflict that’s been raging since personal computing began – sometimes as a heated battle, sometimes as a cold war. But what are the origins of the rivalry? And for PC users, has Apple’s existence been useful competition, spurring on other computer makers to improve their technology, or just a perennial annoyance, charging inflated prices for virtually the same product?
To answer these questions, we need to review a bit of history and examine just what Apple has brought to the computer industry since the day when a bearded geek and a clean-shaven kid got together in a Californian garage.
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