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Every single change isn't a generation. Core2 > i7 > Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge/Haswell

Yes, those last 3 are considered the same generation.

EDIT: To be clear, I'm going by something like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86

Where generations are defined by large jumps in capabilities and such. Although many see the 3 Generations of i7, they're far more similar to each other than Core2 > i7 was.