Apple Enables Intel-Based Macs to Run Windows

This way they will be able to share programs with anyone regradless of the OS. It's a brilliant move by Jobs.

SpyMac reported on this a day or two ago. Apple announced that they will offer the software but will not offer support for Windows on their machines.

I like the idea. There are a couple of small PC programs I need but can't run on my mac and don't want to buy a whole new computer for them.

I guess so, it just seems kind of creepy though. Falling into the arms of the Evil Empire, you know?

They don't SUPPORT windows stuff, perse, but Bootcamp is apparently going to be part of the new OSX release...

Something just doesn't add up it seem to me.

Ha Ha... evil Empire... you might like this:

HAH! I love the cartoon. Very funny indeed!!

Heheh "I feel dirty and need to take a shower". SO YOU SHOULD!
Evil evil evil evil. That's all I have to say about that!

All this means is that people who want to run Windows can now do so on overpriced (yet stylish) Apple hardware. Hardware is where Apple makes their money, so attempting to grow their market share like this makes sense. Writing a boot manager and some Windows drivers for their hardware is no big deal for Apple, programming wise, now that they're using Intel CPUs.

Ya know, I think it's funny how people call microsoft the "evil empire" when I think apple practices are more tretcherous. At least with windows, I can run it with any configuartion (except apple, until now) of hardware I want. I don't *HAVE* to buy ONE type of specific (and overpriced) hardware. Personally, I think it's bullsh*t that MS got his with that bogus "monopoly" suit. Apply is the ONLY make of apple hardware...

It's a big deal for a small niche though: Apple fans whose software needs keep them from being able to live exclusively in the Apple world.

As a design-centric company, Apple's biggest limitation has always been the function (as in what the average Joe can do with the machine) and not the form.

So now people who like Apple but need to use software that is only written for Windows can switch more easily.

I agree with you that it's a small deal for Apple and a good move, at least in the short term. I also expect that they may try to let users run windows programs natively in their OS soon.

However they still know the risks. The only appeal to me with something like this would be to use a mac mini with Windows Media Center 2005 for a nice lil living room Media Center.

Of course, they don't support the Media Center edition of the Windows OS. If they go too far they may relegate themselves to hardware (which I've sometimes thought would be best for them).