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April 06, 2006
Windows on Macs provokes a stir (BBC)
The trial version of Boot Camp released by Apple only lets owners use one operating system at a time. Switching from one to the other is, currently, a process that takes a while to complete.
Many expect that once the dual start-up software is built in to the next version of OS X, expected in late 2007, the switch between the operating systems will be much smoother.
At that time Intel-based Macs may also support Vista - the next version of Microsoft's operating system. By the end of 2007, all Apple's computers are expected to be Intel-based.
[Currently, I use a Windows XP Hewlett-Packard desktop and an Apple iBook G4, because I believe it is important for people to know how to use both types of computers and programs. However, I DO like my iBook more than my PC and I am strongly considering a Mac Mini as my PC replacement (if it dies) because of its KVM switch, which acts like Boot Camp. If next year's Macs are able to run Windows Vista, then I am definitely buying a Mac next time around. My journey to the "Dark Side" would then be complete. BK]
Posted by kuechebj at April 6, 2006 08:28 AM