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0 pointsphilwelch15y ago0 comments

On the other hand, consider PowerBook--a strong brand since the early 90's that was still phased out.

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pohl15y ago

Having been named after the PowerPC architecture probably accounts for that one.

No, that's the Power Mac. The PowerBook predates the PowerPC by years--the first PowerBook was in 1991, and the first PowerPC-based PowerBook was in 1995, while the first Power Mac was in 1994.

pohl15y ago

You're right, the first was released in October of 1991. But look at what else Apple joined in the same month:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM_alliance

Looks to me like they were just establishing the brand in advance of the first chip.

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pohl15y ago

Having been named after the PowerPC architecture probably accounts for that one.

philwelchOP15y ago

No, that's the Power Mac. The PowerBook predates the PowerPC by years--the first PowerBook was in 1991, and the first PowerPC-based PowerBook was in 1995, while the first Power Mac was in 1994.

pohl15y ago

You're right, the first was released in October of 1991. But look at what else Apple joined in the same month:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM_alliance

Looks to me like they were just establishing the brand in advance of the first chip.

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