Intel in mac

I’ve always looked up to Apple for going against the behemoth known as Intel. For years they’ve always stood proud, resisting the shadow of the giant processor company without resulting to imitation or paralleled development. They’ve always had their style and have always protected their identity even against the undeniably fast growing pc users that support Bill Gates and Intel - a trait that is valued by most if not all mac supporters… well at least until now.

Because you see, Apple has recently released its version of the dual core too. The difference with Intel based units is, well, there is none… not anymore because Intel chips have now penetrated mac computers. Now, mac computers come in dual cores. And the familiar Intel inside sticker now grazes the sleek surface of the apple. 

According to Apple though, nothing has changed. The interface remains the same. All applications, softwares, the appearance, all remain true to the Mac tradition (except for the black version). But, I can’t say the same though for the supporters. 

Pentium what?

Before the release of Intel's new generation of processors, it was easy to track the progress of computers (and also to find out how outdated your PC is). All that you had to do was to find out the number label of the latest Pentium processor. For example, if your computer is run by a Pentium II processor then it is two generations older than a Pentium IV computer. Recently, however, things got a little bit more complicated. 

If you've been to a computer store lately, you'd see showcases of units powered by processors like Pentium D, Pentium M, CoreDuo and Core II Duo. So what happened to the numbers? Why the sudden shift of labels?
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