Originally posted by Foxer
Remember that "Pentium" simply resulted from the fact that after 286, 386, 486, etc. Intel wanted to make the 586 flashier, and "pent-" being the prefix for 5, one thing led to another. Now, however, even thought htey are on the contradictory Pentium IV (or whatever), they're locked into using the brand name Pentium becuase of their own success.
Apple doesn't have the success stigma. Nontheless, I don't think that your average computer buyer knows what a G4 is, or do they have any bad connotations associated with it. These are the target market Apple is looking for. Priro to switching a couple years back, I had no idea what a G3 or G4. My wife uses (and loves) our Macs every day, but if you said "G4" to her, she'd think you were playing Bingo.
In short, Mac COULD call the thing PowerMac G5, and no one (that matters) would be turned off by that. They could also call it "Butt Munch 970 X-treme to the MaXXX," just so long as they do a good job marketing it. That's the catch - they've got to make the average consumer think that there is some NEW reason to look at the Apple line-up.
