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Boot Camp - Apple simplifies Windows XP on Intel Macs
I think a lot of where this goes still has to do with where Apple decides to take this. This is a beta, after all. How will 'boot camp' integrate into leopard? Will there also be a virtualization layer as claimed elsewhere? Moreover, how well Apple advertises this functionality in the switcher context I think may be the biggest thing of all. There are a lot of people sitting on the fence that know enough about the Mac to make the switch now that boot camp is here, but I would say not more than 10% of users. Probably much less. The average user still thinks Macs can't run any software - so unless Apple makes it really clear to this population that they won't loose ANYTHING when they make the jump, I don't think it will be more than a neat trick for a few geeks and technologists. Apple's said they are not going to bundle Windows or anything like that (they also said they weren't interested in dual booting not long ago...) but that just means that have to do as close to "open the box, plug it in, run windows" as possible.
Boot Camp - Apple simplifies Windows XP on Intel Macs
The availability of native Mac software going forward is a concern. But for most of us that use Macs there is very little reason to dual boot - and we represent a sizable enough market now that developers are willing to produce product. This shouldn't change, as I don't see posts saying it is about time people can ditch OS X to run 100% Windows.
Boot Camp - Apple simplifies Windows XP on Intel Macs
You're absolutely right and it's a concern of mine I've had since the day they announced they were going to slap intel chips in Macs. |
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