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New poll posted on Intel Macs and Windows XP
Authored by: n1mie on Apr 16, '06 05:09:31AM

There are some good reasons for having the ability to use Windows when you need it. Unfortunately Boot Camp is only a partial solution since you still need to fork out $199 for XP.

My reason for needing XP is simple. As an Amateur Radio Operator I find most of the software available is written exclusively for the PC. I can develop my own in some cases, but that's a lot of hard work. Sometimes the best answer is to run someone elses software, and that sometimes means having a PC. With an Intel Mac that means not having to have another machine dedicated for the purpose. THAT is an elegant solution!

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New poll posted on Intel Macs and Windows XP
Authored by: DocArtemis on Apr 17, '06 04:36:00PM

I don't know if being able to run Windows will bring PC users to the Mac but it is great for those of us who love Macs but are stuck needing Windows.

I am a physician and one of the issues I face are that most medical software is not available for the Mac. For instance, today I had to do some on-line "education" that was so poorly designed that it was not platform neutral. I ended up running it in Explorer (it wouldn't run in Firefox either!) on an old laptop, but I could have run it using Bootcamp. I do not think Parallels is reliable enough yet though my husband has pre-purchased it.

The other issue, which I have seen mentioned, is syncing to Pocket PCs and other Windows Mobile devices. I know their are programs like Missing Sync that are supposed to solve this dilemma but so far I have been disappointed in their reliability.

The problem with Bootcamp is that when you are booted up in Windows the rest of your Mac is inaccessible. I think that in the long run virtualization will be the best solution with the possible exception of Gaming.



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