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No, it's only the abbreviation "PC" that refers to Microsoft Windows
A '''personal computer''', stands for a computing device intended for one user. There was a question when personal computers first came out as to whether or not they would catch on or were a fad. Those who recognized the potential of personal computers turned out to be right, and one of the world's largest organizations, [[Microsoft]], and the world's richest man [[Bill Gates]], accomplished what they have in business because of personal computers.
A '''personal computer''', stands for a computing device intended for one user. There was a question when personal computers first came out as to whether or not they would catch on or were a fad. Those who recognized the potential of personal computers turned out to be right, and one of the world's largest organizations, [[Microsoft]], and the world's richest man [[Bill Gates]], accomplished what they have in business because of personal computers.
As software market for personal computers became dominated by [[Microsoft]] and [[Apple]], the term "PC" has been used to describe any [[computing]] device that:
* '''A)''', uses a Microsoft [[operating system]]; (Xp, Vista, Windows etc.)
* uses a Microsoft [[operating system]]; (Xp, Vista, Windows etc.)
* '''B)''', Does NOT use ANY other Operating system such as ([[Linux]], or Macintosh)
* does NOT use ANY other Operating system such as ([[Linux]], or Macintosh)
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