The identity politics of tech are real.
Dont take it personally.
Are you a PC person or a Mac person?
Like Android and iOS, theMac versus PC debatecomes down to ease of use versus customization.
Macs are designed to make every aspect of the system intuitive, easy to use, and approachable.
To ensure that experience, macOS limits users access to core systems of the computer.
Generally speaking, there are certain types of people who tend to be drawn towards Macs.
People who appreciate form over function (or formandfunction, depending where your allegiances lie).
PCs have certain audiences as well, including programmers, gamers, and system builders.
At least, we cant think of many people who want to build a new Mac desktop from scratch.
Android users also (rightly) point out that Apple is very slow to adopt industry-wide hardware improvements.
Take OLED displays, for example, or the fabled in-display fingerprint reader we all keep seeing rumors about.
On the other hand, the iPhone (and iOS by extension) is generally lauded forsuperior security.
(Of course, Apples App Review teamisnt perfect.)
These small disparities are great fuel for fans to feud over.
Conversely, Apple fans ride high on critics breathless praise for the iPhones biggest achievements.
Many of the features that set the Galaxy and iPhone apart are often intricacies of iOS and Android.
Players have, historically, gotten very defensive about those choices.
Today, the battle is largely two-sided.
You have fans of Sonys PlayStation 4 and Microsofts Xbox One.
Since most games come out on both platforms, the distinction mainly comes down to a handful of games.
The next generation of consoles is looming, though.
Phil Spencer, head of Microsofts Xbox division, saysthe next Xbox is on the way.
Presumably, Sony will launch a new console around the same time.
AMD vs Nvidia
Among PC gamers, the never-ending platform feud centers on your graphics card.
AMD and Nvidia are the two major graphics card manufacturers.
That said, the rivalry has felt subdued in recent years.
While AMD supplies graphics cards for a number of devicesincluding both thePS4andXbox OneNvidias graphics cards have captured the market.
Theres also been a temporary cease-fire due to PC gamers larger hatred towards cryptocurrency miners.
Chrome and Firefox look and feel very similar, but Chrome has an Achilles heelits a gigantic memory hog.
This integration is a serious issue for some security-minded users, however.
Mozilla, on the other hand,appears more adverse to online tracking.
