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Re:Chromebox by lnanek2 on Thursday May 31, 2012 @09:22AM (#4047849)
Most consumers don't even know what an Intel Atom CPU is. A large portion might have some vague brand awareness of Intel, though, so mentioning Intel is good in general. For a consumer product to succeed you can't sell it and market it to only people who know the difference between different processors. That's a very small group of people.
Re:Chromebox by sp332 on Thursday May 31, 2012 @09:52AM (#4047997)
Intel "Core" is a brand that's got nice soft rounded-rectangles and friendly blue lettering. It's designed to appeal to consumers. They don't have to know what it is exactly, they just have to recognize it and buy it.