Win XP on Mac : Officially - An bouncer from Apple
April 5th, 2006 at 06:04pm
April 1st, 2006, 30th anniversary of Apple. And no major announcements from Apple. That’s what the world thought. But then came this announcement….a bouncer from Apple! Boot Camp.
Now you can run Win XP on an Intel Mac. I would say that this is a major event in the history of computing. It means a lot, and I am sure that the Apple stocks are zooming sky up.
How would it impact Micro$oft? Well, as of now, Microsoft would be happy to see that Win XP works on Mac. But, Apple is a company which has learnt some hard lessons. Specially from Micro$oft. Its just a matter of time. For now, It would also mean that the sales of Macs would sky rocket since it would open up a whole new segment of users - the business users! Think about it! Wow.
I think the next big company to be impacted would be Dell. Dell, Watch out! Seriously, I was considering buying a dual core Laptop from Dell but now suddenly, a MacBook Pro seems to be a better option!. What say ?
BTW, an interesting side note from the Boot Camp site …
Word to the Wise
Windows running on a Mac is like Windows running on a PC. That means it’ll be subject to the same attacks that plague the Windows world. So be sure to keep it updated with the latest Microsoft Windows security fixes.
Oh, yes, there is a rumor that with the next version of OS X, one can directly run Windows Applications in the OS X environment. Wow!
Tags: apple, Boot, Boot Camp, computing, Dual, Dual Boot, Intel, Mac, microsoft, Windows, XP
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4 Comments Add your own
1. Kapil | April 6th, 2006 at 12:57 am
Many years back when Apple was launched in India, my friend had said “Wish I could load windows on a mach machine. That’s when I told him, the mac is a beauty not because of it’s hardware but even the OS itself makes it something better to work with.
2. Ramakrishna Rao | April 6th, 2006 at 2:01 am (subscribed to comments)
Hi Arjun
I am interested in getting news update on mac / apple
Other than Apple site, please let me know (if u r aware of ) any other site
Thanks for this update
Thanks
RK Rao
3. Arjun | April 6th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
@Kapil : very true! But I think Apple is a very smart company…. they are sure that win is going to dig its own grave one fine day.. In the mean time, they would increase their market share like crazy with this trump card… oh yes, every mac would still come with OS X preloaded. So, the OS share too increases!
@RK : There are tons of sites… Just to list a few …
http://www.appleinsider.com/
http://www.thinksecret.com/
http://www.tuaw.com/
http://macslash.org/
http://applexnet.com/
http://www.macrumors.com/
Hope this list helps!!
4. Saurabh Garg | April 12th, 2006 at 4:48 am (subscribed to comments)
I really like your blog. BTW, are you in Kingsport, TN? I am only 5 hours from there in Raleigh, North Carolina! You should definitely visit the NC mountains in this season. They are supposed to have the most scenic drive in US.
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