Core Duo 2 MacBooks Announced

Perhaps the most disconcerting thing about Apple moving to an Intel-based architecture is the names of the processors; I suppose I'd grown used to the idea of a PowerPC G4 or PowerPC G5 being a simple moniker for processors based on generational technology shifts. In any case, it's now important to content with the news that the move to Core 2 Duo processors for a number of PC notebook manufacturers affects Apple's competitiveness in the overall notebook market, where Apple has recently seen a strong uptick in sales. Is it a net positive or net negative that Apple's offerings can now be compared directly to Windows offerings -- as MacRumors notes, it may be time for Apple to ramp up its development and update cycle to match Intel's penchant for releasing newer, faster processors much more quickly than Motorola/IBM did with PowerPC processors.