The great
holy war between the
PC and
Macintosh platforms. It has been fought on many
battlefields -
IRC channels,
chat rooms,
Usenet,
message boards, on
TV, at
computer stores, and has even turned
brother against brother. This debate stems from the loyalty users have towards their favorite platform and ignorance of the other.
Most PC vs. Macintosh
debates start out innocently. The first side has a
technical achievement that the other lacks. The other side disputes it on grounds of it being an issue that is unimportant or is currently being developed. The first side responds by claiming this achievement will
crush and destroy the other
platform. The other side claims this is not so. At this point the other side has finally made a rational explanation of why the achievement will be matched by their platform or is truly not relevent in the first place. This is when the
flame wars and people
spouting off about their own
personal experiences starts. This generally continues until BOTH sides forget what they're arguing about and find
something better to do.
This is quite possibly the most frequently reoccurring Usenet
phenomenon, next to
MMF posts.