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Apple introduces software to boot XP on Intel Macs
It's not April 1 anymore so I guess this is the real thing:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006...5bootcamp.html Quote:
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So shouldn't we just wait for Leopard?
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Well of course that's up to you, but I know some people who want to run Windows on their Intel Macs now.
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This changes everything---since it is sanctioned and supported by Apple.
That new intel mini Mac is looking really interesting to me personally, and for people that recommend computer purchases at work. This is really compelling! I could surreptitiously, recommend to my bosses to buy only Macs from now on here at work! Sneaky! |
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My wife has a need to run *ONE* specific Windows app that up until now has worked fine with a Citrix client running on Mac OS X...but the most recent version now repeatedly crashes Citrix, so it's become completely untrustworthy. She's dinking around with the app in VirtualPC now, but it seriously limits her, PLUS it's dog slow on her old Titanium PowerBook. She really needs a new computer *AND* the ability to run Windows, or at least Windows software in emulation (and VPC won't run on Intel Macs yet).
So this is great news! We were planning on buying a PC this coming weekend; now we can buy another Mac instead. :) |
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Yeah, the nice thing is that emulation is no longer needed (which is good since Microsoft now owns Virtual PC and isn't in much of a rush to update it). I wonder if retailers like MacMall, MacWarehouse, etc. will start bundling XP as a package with the Intel Macs? This story is all over the business news today:
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Stor...E09B6DA22A5%7D http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/060405/apple.html?.v=6 http://www.forbes.com/2006/04/05/app...405video2.html http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/060405/040...dows.html?.v=3 |
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Apple stock is up 10% too!!
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Yeah... but it still has a way to go before regaining the 30% fall during the past few months: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AAPL&t=6m
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If Microsoft came out with the equivalent software product for Windows to allow users to run Mac OS X on PC's ----would Apple be as accommodating?
[There are hacks out there already...but "if"] Just a funny thought. |
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You can't really compare since Microsoft is in the software business but Apple also has a big interest in hardware sales. So Microsoft has little to gain by letting MacOS run on someone else's hardware. In fact, that's why they've moved Virtual PC to the back burner. Seems as though they could have easily introduced this same product months ago if they'd wanted to. Anyway, I'll bet everybody who can write a line of code is busy working on Vista ;-)
OTOH, Michael Dell is on record as saying that he'd be interested in offering MacOS as an option on his PC's... |
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From MacWorld: http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04...camp/index.php
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Can't wait to see someone confirm that DVRACK will work on a MacBookPro. That'll ROCK!
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And here's an article from MacWorld that describes the install process on a Mac Mini and provides some first impressions. They were particularly impressed with the graphics performance: http://www.macworld.com/2006/04/firs...mpfl/index.php |
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The mac-book pro is shaping up to be THE laptop for video users.
You can get Final Cut Studio (Mac), Avid (PC), DVrack(PC), Adobe apps (mac or PC), Vegas (PC) etc.. All on one computer! It's an uber-editor... |
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