# What exactly is a Mac?

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**Created:** [September 17, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-mac/122873 "2004-09-17T20:35:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-mac/122873/1 "2004-09-17T20:35:17Z")

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Is a Mac just a brand of a computer? Why are people always asking “do you use a Mac or PC?” What is makes it so different that there is a division between the two? I heard you can install Windows on a Mac, so I don’t see what is so unique about a Mac.