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Friday, December 30, 2005

Apple CoreMac, CoreBook?

I don't usually engage in rumors and speculation, Apple or otherwise, but I was reading an interesting story this morning in the New York Times that described Intel's upcoming PC initiatives, which will be largely consumer based for the first time. The pertinent bits are this: Intel will drop its "Intel Inside" marketing campaign for "Leap Ahead," and will drop its Pentium M chip for the new 32-bit Core microprocessor (codenamed "Yonah"), which will be used in both notebook and desktop PCs, especially Media Center designs aimed at the living room. The Core processor, of course, will be used in Apple's upcoming Intel-based Macs. This makes me think that Apple might use the Core branding in its own products.

Is Apple going to replace PowerMac with CoreMac? And PowerBook with CoreBook? Hey, you never know. But it's as logical as anything else I've heard.

Update: A bit more speculation, while I'm in the mood. Intel's Core chips will ship in both single core (Core Solo) and dual core (Core Duo) configurations. My guess is Apple will use Core Solo in its consumer-oriented offerings and Core Duo in its professional-level offerings. So iBooks and iMacs will likely utilize Core Solo chips, while PowerBooks and PowerMacs (or whatever they're called going forward) will use Core Duo chips. This offers a much better way for Apple to segregate and differentiate their consumer and professional computer products than is currently possible with G4 and G5 chips.

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