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'Intel Inside' no more.

~Shard~ said:
Um, did you even see the previous 2 posts? No need to "remember" anything and restate the obvious when those posts show things as clear as day. :p ;) :cool:
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Heh, yeah, I'm moving really slowly this morning and didn't see them until after I'd posted. Blasted 2am PST arrival and east coast -> west coast jet lag. I really should not be awake right now. :(
 
peteMG said:
Heh, yeah, I'm moving really slowly this morning and didn't see them until after I'd posted. Blasted 2am PST arrival and east coast -> west coast jet lag. I really should not be awake right now. :(
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No worries, I've been there myself! Just found it amusing that you racked your brain for the specifics on those logos when all you had to do was check out the last couple posts to save yourself some time and effort. ;) :)
 
aegisdesign said:
I think that jingle would remind me to get up and find another job if I worked there. That would be more annoying than the constant Windows startup chimes you get throughout the day in an office listening to people reboot their PCs forgetting they've not switched the sound off.
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Oh I'm sure the size of the paycheck would steady your feet from finding their way out the door.
:D
 
After a good night's sleep, I realized the perfect solution to the sticker issue.

Apple should take Intel's marketing money by agreeing to put big ugly stickers all over our Macs, pass the money along to us consumers in the form of lower prices, and then toss the stickers into the big dumpster behind 1 Infinite Loop.

As long as Microsoft doesn't notice, everybody wins!
 
tristan said:
Intel gives computer manufacturers a better price on processors if they use the sticker. They also will pay a small portion of advertising costs if the logo appears in an ad. I'm sure Apple and Intel will work something out that helps the Intel brand without ruining Apple's. People shouldn't be concerned.
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Let me help clarify what Intel does.

Processor prices are set based on volume. The more you buy, the greater the discount. Whether an OEM chooses to use the logo is errelevant. As purchases are made, Intel sets aside a small percentage, 5 or 6% of the average sales price across all of the OEM's (it's not 6% of their actual ASP's). As a member of the Intel Inside program an OEM must sticker their boxes and machines with the Intel Inside stickers. That is the requirement to participate in the program. Intel looks at the program as a branding program for them. So, as the OEM advertises and shows the appropriate logo and uses the necessary messaging. Intel will reimburse the OEM towards the placement costs of the ad and/or campaign. The reimbursement is actually a percentage, varying based on the brand and media advertised. The OEM must get the ads approved and then bill Intel. Reimbusement varies from 25% to 75% depending on the factors mentioned.

OEM's might look at this as a way to reduce their costs, but that's not what Intel intends.
 
I've been contemplating this topic for a while now and have come up with a realization..
Many articles have talked about the change in internal and external strategies of Intel..The way they do things now compared to past times..
Intels only close competitor is AMD.

I see no reason to even go with a "sticker program" with the major computer companies anymore.I know this concept is radical and probably not in the near future but it is a possibility...

No stickers anymore unless a company wants some sort of monetary benefit in the likes of kickbacks...

In otherwords......

The cheaper the computer the more stickers we will see..;)
 
EricNau said:
What if Apple made a deal with Intel and will just simply put the sticker in the box, so the user can put it on themselves?
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Yeah, this was discussed a bit before, earlier in the thread. This would be no different than what Apple currently does, as they ship Apple stickers with new Macs well. I think this would be a good idea, however I would be curious to know how many Mac purchasers would then go out of their way to actually affix the Intel sticker somewhere on their Mac. ;)
 
Exactly Shard. No one. Because its ridiculous. A lot of people I know dont even want to advertise with the Apple stickers they have got because they will lose some of that cache in terms of coolness in owning an Apple computer. No need to advertise.

Join FAART...really.

:p
 
Big Lar said:
I would do with an Intel sticker on my Mac just like I did with the Intel sticker on the PC I was given to use at work. Peeled it off and stuck it on flush sensor on the urinal. As long as they are easy to peel and don't leave residue, I don't care.
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Funniest thing I've read so far today:D

Anyway, I read in the local paper today about this topic and they showed the new logo and instead of "Intel Inside" it was "Intel Moving Forward"
 
The PowerPC Macs were just PowerPC Macs, aside from a few IBMs and some of the mac clones, no other kind of computer carried the PowerPC logo on them, not to mention that was a Pre-Jobs (Post-Jobs too) tradition.

There's no reason to put Intel Inside on the next gen Macs, as everyone already does that anyway and Apple would need more to differentiate from OTHER intel-based computers rather than try to blend in with them.
 
dubbz said:
I agree. No stickers.

They'll probably be imprinted on the side of the Mac itself. I figure they'll replace the glowing Apple on the Powerbook with a Intel logo instead.
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id kill jobs if he replaced the glowing apple
 
Doctor Q said:
After a good night's sleep, I realized the perfect solution to the sticker issue.

Apple should take Intel's marketing money by agreeing to put big ugly stickers all over our Macs, pass the money along to us consumers in the form of lower prices, and then toss the stickers into the big dumpster behind 1 Infinite Loop.

As long as Microsoft doesn't notice, everybody wins!
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Oh, that's good. Apple should try that. i'd love Apple forever for doing this. Only thing is what happens if Intel finds out...
 
aegisdesign said:
Nope. My iMac G5 box doesn't even mention the PowerPC anywhere on the box never mind a PowerPC logo. Neither does my iBook G3 box.
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It does, implicitly... on one of the sides of my iMac G5's case there is a simple "G5" logo. There's no PowerPC logo, however, but that is to be expected, since Apple ignores the PowerPC procesors' names (e.g. 970) already and generally omits the "PowerPC" part on their marketing materials as well.

Anyway, I think including stickers might be a good thing: the successors to the PowerBook G5, PowerMac G5, etc., will just drop the "G5" part... Apple won't have to call them "G6" or whatever, since the processor's name will be (duh) written on the sticker! And it's not like you can't remove them anyway... I expect Apple to include those glue-less stickers on the iMac G5 (since they'd stick just fine on the polycarbonate casing), and regular stickers on the rest of their lineup. And no, they won't be using that gooey substance.

While I'm at it: have you ever removed a "Designed for Windows XP" sticker? Those are by far worse to remove than Intel's... They're made out of aluminium, if you're not careful you may very well end up injuring yourself! :eek:
 
Mainyehc said:
It does, implicitly... on one of the sides of my iMac G5's case there is a simple "G5" logo. There's no PowerPC logo, however, but that is to be expected, since Apple ignores the PowerPC procesors' names (e.g. 970) already and generally omits the "PowerPC" part on their marketing materials as well.

Anyway, I think including stickers might be a good thing: the successors to the PowerBook G5, PowerMac G5, etc., will just drop the "G5" part... Apple won't have to call them "G6" or whatever, since the processor's name will be (duh) written on the sticker! And it's not like you can't remove them anyway... I expect Apple to include those glue-less stickers on the iMac G5 (since they'd stick just fine on the polycarbonate casing), and regular stickers on the rest of their lineup. And no, they won't be using that gooey substance.

While I'm at it: have you ever removed a "Designed for Windows XP" sticker? Those are by far worse to remove than Intel's... They're made out of aluminium, if you're not careful you may very well end up injuring yourself! :eek:
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The Apple Core G6 and Apple Core Duo G6
 
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