bluedragon1971 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Of all of the things that Apple has done lately, this makes the least sense. The new name (MacBook Pro) sounds stupid. Before anyone says that they changed the name because they are no longer using PowerPC processors, that's a load of BS since Apple has called their laptops PowerBooks since the beginning when they were using Motorola 68000 chips. It never had anything to do with the fact that they used PowerPC chips. So, what is your opinion? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18567-why-did-apple-change-the-name-of-the-powerbooks/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Steve Jobs himself said that they want to "...Include the name 'Mac' in our products from now on". There's a video on YouTube that has him saying it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18567-why-did-apple-change-the-name-of-the-powerbooks/#findComment-121357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 From apple-history.com Announced in January 2006, the MacBook Pro was the first portable Mac to use Intel Processors. The name for Apple's professional portable was ostensibly changed from PowerBook because Apple felt that all Macintoshes should have "Mac" in their product names, but was probably chosen because the Mac Book Pro no longer used a PowerPC processor—Though the PowerBook name predates the use of PowerPC processors, it was used in the naming of the Power Macintosh line to differentiate it from the previous 68k Macs. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18567-why-did-apple-change-the-name-of-the-powerbooks/#findComment-121635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Moose pretty much summed it up for you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18567-why-did-apple-change-the-name-of-the-powerbooks/#findComment-121669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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