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Apple VP: We will not support Windows
The Mac web
is buzzing with the news of Boot Camp, the new software from Apple that will allow users of Intel Macs to easily install
Windows XP (this will be a built-in feature of Leopard), creating a dual-boot system. Earlier today, Macworld conducted a brief interview with Apple
VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, David Moody. He stated that, "...We are not going to sell or support
Windows. You have to bring your own Windows."In other words, if your Mac suffers from one of the ailments that you're essentially inviting by installing Windows, you're on your own.
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sma said 12:09PM on 4-05-2006
as it should be.
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ben Howell said 12:18PM on 4-05-2006
Exactly. Ditto.
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Andrew Colclough said 12:19PM on 4-05-2006
Yeah - I'm sure the VP was thinking more along the lines of, "We'd rather roast in Hell than have to support Windows..."
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Rayna Terror said 12:25PM on 4-05-2006
May I just interject:
DUH!
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KissTheRing said 12:32PM on 4-05-2006
well as long as you keep windows quarentined by not installing any HFS file system software on your windows partition your OS X partition should stay safe... right?
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Billy K said 12:42PM on 4-05-2006
I can't see myself installing Boot Camp or ever running XP, but if for some reason I got all crazy and wanted to run an inferior, buggy OS on my Mac, I know this: the DSL modem gets switched off before reboot.
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Chris Alford said 1:10PM on 4-05-2006
I wonder if this will force Apple to secure Windows? ;)
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Ryan said 1:27PM on 4-05-2006
What does this do to the Applecare plans currently implemented on intel macs? Void them?
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