Tag: Apple
From a New York Times article about Boot Camp:
“Windows is a great operating system,” a Microsoft statement said. “We’re pleased that Apple customers are excited about running it, and that Apple is responding to meet the demand.”
They’re spinning this thing hard.
Boot Camp
On Wedesday, Apple released the public beta of Boot Camp, which allows for the installation of Windows XP on Intel-based Macs. I think this is a very smart move. It seems like more Windows users are considering buying a Mac for their next computer. But they often don’t end up switching because critical business apps or games aren’t ported to OS X. Boot Camp removes this obstacle.
And when they see the blue screen of death (via TUAW), they won’t have to grin an bear it anymore. They can just boot into the more reliable OS on their machine. Eventually, some of them will just give Windows the boot.
By the way, does anyone else think that Apple meant the name “Boot Camp” to be more than just a semi-clever name? I can think of a couple hidden meanings that it might have.
Mac OS X is five years old today.
Dressing up as Steve Jobs for Halloween this year is going to be expensive. Seriously, though, those are some pretty sweet shoes. (via TUAW)
One more thing
According to the Cult of Mac Blog, Steve Jobs was not able to announce (via TUAW) all of Apple’s new products during the keynote due to a shorage in Core Duo processors. When watching the keynote, I did notice that it seemed rather flat and awkward. Steve did seem somewhat ill. Maybe that was the cause. But I can’t help but think that there’s something else going on. I think I’m going to hold off on buying that MacBook for now.
In case you were wondering…
According to Phil Schiller, a senior VP at Apple, you can install Windows (via Digg) on the new Intel-based Macs.
Update on 1/11/06 @ 4:23 PM: Not so fast. BetaNews says it won’t work with Windows XP.
My precioussss
I bet you can guess what I just added to my wish list.