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MWSF - end of iBook/PB distinction - unity of "MacBook"
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cpac
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Jan 10, 2006, 11:24 AM
 
http://www.macrumors.com/

Saw the rumor posted above about a singular "MacBook" to ship in February. The more I think about it, the more I like it.

iBook and PBs have had a large amount of overlap for a while now. Since Apple's going to the trouble of re-engineering everything from scratch, it seems they'd have a lot of incentive to consolidate the product line, and thereby cut down on development costs, and subsequent support costs.

Just a single "MacBook" line, with say, 13", 15", and 17" inch screen variations. Later potentially with dual-core options (whenever Intel's supposed to release those).

Thoughts?
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ism
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Jan 10, 2006, 11:38 AM
 
That'd be great.
     
jamil5454
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Jan 10, 2006, 11:39 AM
 
Not sure about that. Some people want a cheap, small Apple notebook. Others want all the power and screen real estate they can get.
     
giggs11
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Jan 10, 2006, 11:53 AM
 
There has been overlap in the iBook and PowerBook lines, but there really shouldn't have been. There is plenty of room for separate consumer and professional lines of laptops--every other computer manufacturer does it with theirs as well.
     
jyunderwood
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Jan 10, 2006, 12:00 PM
 
I think combining the two lines will be too simple and defeat the purpose.
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