Apple unveils Boot Camp Beta for running Windows XP on Intel powered Mac
April 6th, 2006 Leave a comment Visited 443 times, 1 so far today
Apple unveils Boot Camp Beta for running Windows XP on Intel powered Mac
Apple Computers has done something totally unexpected as they have launched a new beta application named Boot Camp beta which enables a user to run Windows XP operating system on their Intel processor powered Mac computer.
This launch helped the company’s share as they surged in the stock market after the announcement. Boot Camp beta would enable a user to switch between the two operating systems as and when he desires.
Market analysts believe that this application itself could help the company improve its market share from around 3% to 4% in the coming months as many more companies would be comfortable now using Apple hardware.
This beta is available as a free download from the company’s website and requires the user to have a Windows XP installation disk. User can then switch between the two operating systems within a couple of minutes after rebooting from anyone of them.
Apple had originally stated that they had no plans to help Intel based Mac owners to run Windows Operating System on their hardware. Philip Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing updated the media on their policies: “Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple’s superior hardware now that we use Intel processors.â€
The company added that the final version of this beta application would ship with the upcoming Mac OS X version 10.5.
Checkout: Apple Boot Camp Beta
I know, this is a freaking interesting news for all you Mac fans! I just might go in for the Apple Mac Mini now…
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So in short, Richard's hasn't used a mac in the last 5 years.
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LikeIt is hard to figure out just who is supposed to gain from putting Windows on a Mac.
Possibly Mac users, because they can now use Windows-only software. But the cost of now buying new Mac hardware is
going to retard that spark for a while.
Windows users who do not have problems with their hardware and do not need any Mac-specific software are not going to shell out the extra money for a Mac.
Of course the teeny-tiny percentage of Windows users who actually do have problems with their hardware would probably be a significant gain for Apple if they bought a Mac, because Apple’s percentage of the installed user base is so small.
Windows users who need Mac software probably already own or have access to a Mac.
So, is Mr. Jobs going to sell more machines? I am just perplexed as to why this thing is getting so much buzz.
I, for one, and I am just an ordinary user, maybe better trained than most, but still just an ordinary user, have had 1 Gateway desktop, 2 ChemUSA Chembook laptops, and 2 Dell desktops, and 1 Dell laptop. I have moved up only as money has allowed. I have never had any reason to doubt the integrity of the equipment or the companies. In fact, I have generally kept my equipment well beyond the warranty. Right now, I am running WinXPSP2 on two PIII’s, with CPU’s of around a gig, 512megs of DRAM. So, I am generally behind mostly on buss speed and CPU speed, but without any loss of functionality. Since I can run GoogleEarth pretty well, I am probably in reasonable shape. Some time ago, I remember Alfred Poor commenting on the PC Computer radio program on WBAI that he was still writing his stuff on a P166 machine. I doubt that this is still true, but I would think that he is still running behind also. I would have no reason to buy a Mac, nor would I have any use for Mac-specific software.
It is very important for consumers to know that when they put Windows on a Mac, they are just as susceptible to malware as the rest of the Windows users, and need to practice the same due diligence that those of us do who correctly maintain our equipment.
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