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DarkBlood
April 14th, 2006, 10:41
Believe it or not, my operating systems overview teacher acknowledged the fact. Guess Microsoft/Apple are coming together again. Wait... does that mean?!
Bruce
April 14th, 2006, 10:49
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

It's a good move for Apple. As much as I love Mac OS, there's some things Windows just does better (read: games).

Now I really want a MacBook Pro.
DarkBlood
April 14th, 2006, 10:53
Me too, just I could never afford something like that... let alone DSL/Broadband/Cable. :cry2:
Robert
April 14th, 2006, 11:47
While it's a good move on Apple's part, there's no way I'm paying a thousand dollars so I can run Windows on it.
Bruce
April 14th, 2006, 11:50
I'm not sure I follow... Boot Camp is free. Mac OS 10.5 will have the capability built-in.

Unless you're just referring to running Windows on a Mac at all. Personally I'd love to be able to do a dual-boot with Mac OS and Windows.
Robert
April 14th, 2006, 11:52
Unless you're just referring to running Windows on a Mac at all. Personally I'd love to be able to do a dual-boot with Mac OS and Windows.

Exactly. I wouldn't buy a Mac so I could run Windows on it. Don't get me wrong, at work I use a G5 and am very happy with it.
Bruce
April 14th, 2006, 11:57
OK I see your point.

But Windows is a necessary evil for nearly all of us at some point (whether it be some obscure software, games, or whatever else) so I'd like the idea of a dual-boot on a laptop instead of trying to hop on a Windows box somwhere.
Robert
April 14th, 2006, 12:02
If Apple lowered their prices, I think they'd really have a stronger share of the market. Plus, once a person drops $1500-$2000 on a Mac, they still have to pay $200 ($299?) for a full copy of Windows XP Pro w/ Sp2. Gets expensive!
DarkBlood
April 14th, 2006, 12:03
OK I see your point.

But Windows is a necessary evil for nearly all of us at some point (whether it be some obscure software, games, or whatever else) so I'd like the idea of a dual-boot on a laptop instead of trying to hop on a Windows box somwhere.

Indeed, some things cannot run without windows, like... I don't know. Most programs I use come with a Macintosh equivalent. (Like MS Word 2003)
themoose
April 14th, 2006, 12:58
I heard about this a while back. I think originally it was a challenge for hackers, and the winner won $1k or something.

The main problem holding apple back are the prices. With the lowest priced mac around the same price as a high end PC, its not really surprising microsoft are in the lead.

Is there any way to **properly** run mac osx on windows? Without an emulator I mean.
Wojtek
April 14th, 2006, 17:16
got a SS3 chip?
then yes, legally? no
Matsta
April 14th, 2006, 20:45
oh this is fun. Im getting a brand new intel imac. Now i can tease all you guys. Yes boot camp works and you can play all the games as well. Cant wait till i get my new imac. lol check this cool gaming site. they tested and done reviews on it already. www.macologist.org
Yellowmc
April 14th, 2006, 21:18
http://www.barefeats.com/bootcamp.html

That's a great site, good info!
Geek-Host
April 15th, 2006, 03:34
I heard about this a while back. I think originally it was a challenge for hackers, and the winner won $1k or something.

Exactly, and the "hacker" won $13k.
Blitz-Host
April 15th, 2006, 15:22
if you ask me it is a very bad move by mac as windows sucks as an os, ok i use it all day and every day but thats only as i have to due to work but i use lunix at home
TJR Networks
April 19th, 2006, 06:36
Other than gamers, most people won't use Bootcamp but it a good safety net for those that want to try out Mac OS X without the fear they will regret their decision and be stuck with an operating system they don't like. :)