Fair enough, the person may not have been an idiot, but in my opinion they made a bad word choice.
And yes, it is quite apparent to me that I have a different version of PC in my head than do most postings in this thread. As a movement I'm in complete agreement. As a concept towards courtesy I'm not. In this case, as a market pressure I support it, as a government mandate I despise it.
Please, don't misunderstand, I'm definitely of the crowd who supports the "sir I disagree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it" (Franklin I think) side of things. In this case, I defend the manufacturers right to put whatever they like on the side of their equipment, and the IT departments right to label their material as they need to for clear communication. At the same time, I fully support the county's right to attempt influence with their purchasing power, and -if- it were my corporation (the county, not the manufacturer), it would be my preference that the terms did not appear on my equipment as well... not to the extent that I would boycot, but to the extent that if I had choice, or had the ability to help create choice, I would. But yes, ultimately it seems to me the disagreement here really is on what people consider PC, and having done a little news reading and radio listening on the topic last night (timely radio show I thought) I have to admit, I believe I was taking a naive approach to the term.
-Rob