According to Krewell, the processor is becoming less important in Intel's product line-up: "Intel downplays the processor brand. The spotlight is on platforms such as Centrino," he said. He expects that the loss of Pentium will have a financial, impact, but believes that it will not large enough to hurt Intel: "They can throw an amazing amount of cash at branding as soon as a new product is announced."More details over here.
Intel to drop Pentium brand
Posted on Monday, January 16 2006 @ 9:15 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck