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Boot Camp=Windows xp on a Mac.

BIR	Date: April 10, 2006 @ 9:09 PM This is from the sweetwater weekly news letter from last week. Although Apple had insisted it would never happen, the company introduced Boot Camp on Wednesday, free limited-time, public beta software that actually enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP. Not surprisingly, Apple's stock rose $3.79 or 6.2% in morning trading on NASDAQ after the announcement. Boot Camp allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac, and once installation is complete, users can restart their computer to run either Mac OS X or Windows XP.
shadowself	Date: April 10, 2006 @ 9:18 PM Or you could get a PC at 1/3 of the price and put XP on it.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: April 10, 2006 @ 10:02 PM Why would Mac users want to load Windows XP anyway, when they already have a far superior operating system in MacOSX...(I am a home PC user and a Mac user at work but will IMO Win XP has a long way to go and many fixes, esp. security wise and permissions wise to match OSX's latest flavour) - OK, so then MacIntel can run a bunch of windows programs on the same machine which opens up some possibilities, but half of certain mac user's lives is flaming Windows, windows pcs and anything non mac, so hypocrisy could arise here Exactly how compatible would XP be anyway - Linux has already had windows emulators for a while but many programs don't work or lose some functionality. PS - I'm not suggesting that a Mac performs better in terms of overall performance, everything can be manipulated either way but Mac has the more secure and faster o/s.
Israfel	Date: April 20, 2006 @ 8:54 AM It's called money and Apple knows how to make it. Now PC users who may have wanted to get a mac but who may have programs they use that only work with Windows can get a mac and still use their programs. It's not about the people who already use a mac so much...its about luring current Window users to purchase their first mac.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: April 20, 2006 @ 10:28 PM "Now PC users who may have wanted to get a mac but who may have programs they use that only work with Windows can get a mac and still use their programs." Perhaps - time will tell but think about how incompatible windows can be from one version to the next, let alone a Mac, especially hardware - I have tried Linux and get annoyed that it will not recognize my wireless network, identifies my graphics card as the wrong card (and hence worse performance) and my soundcard runs like crap under it and Mac OSX is based on linux. Even for cross platform programs (see Cubase etc.) they are really not universally compatible - Most Mac users think Cubase runs like molasses on a mac compared to the PC edition, the mac is always second for updates/fixes as well compared to PC, etc, etc... If you believe the hype (and who knows how true this is) Apple are not happy about XP on a mac (people might not upgrade the OSX system and most Mac users wouldn't wish to have anything to do with PC hardware/software) but gave in because they know that once the info was public that people would go ahead anyway and Bill Gates couldn't care less as the more copies of XP sold the better - plus Microsoft owns a sizeable stake in Apple anyway. It's true that Windows users might see more of a benefit in buying a mac if compatibility isn't an issue (I wouldn't mind having Logic Pro on a Mac and surfing the net on a secure machine and being able to run my windows programs on a reboot). Watch this space to see how it pans out...
Veracohr	Date: April 23, 2006 @ 9:05 PM As stated by someone on another forum: All right! Now we can run the buggiest software on the most overpriced hardware!
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: April 24, 2006 @ 12:13 AM "It's called money and Apple knows how to make it."..... I think Billy boy Gates knows a thing or two about nickel and diming as well - Steve Jobs can only dream of having Bill Gates borrow ten bucks off him
Woof	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 10:25 PM Here's the thing, then... I've invested tons in Windows software, and will probably wind up running Gates' Goods for years to come. That said, when it comes time for a new tower, does Apple produce better quality goods than, say... Sony? I mean... I know they look better... but performance-wise, what's the difference?
GreatGooglyM...	Date: June 27, 2006 @ 4:07 PM who the fuck would first pay 1000 dollars for Mac and then want that piece of crap that they call an operating system installed on their computer?
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: June 28, 2006 @ 11:46 PM I'm a windows user and until now believe that PC's can perform better than macs if tweaked, and tweaking and adding hardware in is cheaper and more plentiful than macs which are still fairly 'closed' systems - however, anyone who says Windows XP is a better o/s than mac osx needs a reality check..windows blows chunks, os x is based heavily on linux, which is a far more efficient and secure o/s. We use windows because we have to if we want a PC platform. PC's are great and PCs may offer performance benefits but Macs 'closed system' makes them a great choice for certain things, particularly pro audio work as the hardware is consistent, manufacturers make stuff work for one chipset and in PC's millions of potential pitfalls exist because there are millions of motherboard makers, millions of chipsets/components etc. If Cubase etc. runs well on one Mac, it will probably run well on all macs in that range but not so with PC's - we spend a lot more time in Control Panel tweaking settings than mac owners.
DigitalEntropy	Date: July 11, 2006 @ 3:08 PM correct me if im wrong, but it seemed as though greatgoogly was bashing xp not osx. at any rate, half the fun of having a pc is modding it and tweeking it to fit your needs so if you know what youre doing you can always create a desktop that would outpreform any storebought pc or mac for half the price.

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