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Apple Becomes Windows PC Platform, Launches Boot Camp
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Apple Becomes Windows PC Platform, Launches Boot Camp
It doesn't get much more clever. You've flog consumers an expensive Intel PC, with OS X, and then let them pay for the privilege of running Windows XP on it. Welcome to 21st century Apple, and say hello to their latest software offering called Boot Camp.
“ Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple’s superior hardware now that we use Intel processors,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “ We think Boot Camp makes the Mac even more appealing to Windows users considering making the switch.”
Despite the sickening smugness, Schiller is right. Apple's boxes amazingly seem to run Windows rather fast, making it a very attractive choice for end users. The software makes Microsoft, and frankly, its OEM PC partners, look decidedly dated - as their product page attests. " Macs use an ultra-modern industry standard technology called EFI to handle booting. Sadly, Windows XP, and even the upcoming Vista, are stuck in the 1980s with old-fashioned BIOS. But with Boot Camp, the Mac can operate smoothly in both centuries."
Boot Camp will simplify what has hitherto been a rather difficult and risky process of installing Windows, by creating a partition and creating a driver disk to make sure everything works. Previous efforts had been community driven, and involved raising a significant prize fund eventually won by two coders. But it's not just about making life easier for these users. It's about making the switch decision a lot easier. With Vista delayed, the much hyped Apple re-birth as more than just an iPod maker seems clear and solid.
Boot Camp will be fully available in the next version of OS X, code named 'Leopard', but a beta is available online now. It requires 10GB of free space on your hard drive, and a copy of Windows XP with SP2. Note that Apple makes it very clear it does not support users who install Windows XP on their Intel Macs. Just encourages it, and enjoys it.
View: Download Boot Camp Beta
View: FAQ
Source: Chris Allen for Neowin.net |
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| AwakenedAddict |
| quote: | Article
with Boot Camp, the Mac can operate smoothly in both centuries." |
Intel macs can shift time! Is there anything they can't do? |
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| simms327 |
will this software work on a G4/G5?
or is it intel-mac specific? |
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| zokissima |
So, does this just create a separate partition, and a dual-boot option a la linux and windows, or does windows just run under a virtual environment?
Will these machines be able to run windows applications, and will they do it better? |
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| El Kay Dee |
| heh...thought of posting this earlier today when i read it but figured nobody seems to like articles i post...haha |
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| AwakenedAddict |
| quote: | Originally posted by simms327
will this software work on a G4/G5?
or is it intel-mac specific? |
it would appear that the only macintosh computers that support Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) are intel-macs.
Other PC makers such as Gateway have adopted EFI (using InsydeH2O EFI firmware) and it can run on Linux machines (using the elilo EFI boot loader)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extens...on_and_adoption |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by El Kay Dee
nobody seems to like articles i post. |
I like the articles you post. |
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| El Kay Dee |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I like the articles you post. |
w00t!!!
i have a fan :D |
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| VERTiG0 |
Superior Apple hardware? Oh come on. The in my almost 2 year old PC is pretty much superior to the stuff they're jamming into the high-end iMacs these days. I love the stuff and all, but in no way is the hardware superior, it's the exact same stuff they're putting in PCs. The only difference is the EFI and TPM chips on the Intel Mac motherboards.
Totally saw this coming though. |
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| nusty |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
The in my almost 2 year old PC is pretty much superior to the stuff they're jamming into the high-end iMacs these days. |
high end "iMac". iMac's are not anything but Apple's superstars.
I'm not really arguing against you but imac's aren't known even by apple to be high end. my 80 year grand parents have had 3 of them now.... seriously. |
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| VERTiG0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by nusty
high end "iMac". iMac's are not anything but Apple's superstars. |
The Intel iMacs are faster than the G5 endowed Powermacs :D |
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