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I can tell you right now, I won't be testing that on my Macbook.
I'm torn as to whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. Yes, people might be more willing to switch if Macs can run Windows, but if that means we get a spate of people running exclusively Windows on the machines... that's bad. So I guess we'll see.
if that means we get a spate of people running exclusively Windows on the machines... that's bad
Why?
If you run Windows on your mac, does that mean your Mac is vulnerable to Windows viruses? Personally, I can't see why I'd want to put Windows on my Mac. Seems to defeat the purpose of having a Mac.
If you run Windows on your mac, does that mean your Mac is vulnerable to Windows viruses?
According to what I read this morning, yes.
[eta: And I can definitely see the appeal of a dual-boot machine. So many programs are only available for Windows, it'd be nice to be able to run both.]
Seems to defeat the purpose of having a Mac.
Certainly seems to defeat the purpose of paying a premium for the hardware.
I was just talking to my brother about this. He's excited because it means he can run Wondows games on his Mac.
Any suggestions for automated testing software that runs on a (intel) Mac? We need to test browser compatibility of a web application, and would like to automate as much of it as possible.
Tivo continues to toy with our hearts:
However, it now seems that you can no longer place advance orders for this new TiVo 2-and-a-half unit, as Amazon's pre-order listing for them has now vanished.
That's because the Series 3 has been approved by Cable Labs, and could be making its way on to the market much quicker than we've given TiVo credit for.
That makes me think-- is there such a think as "virtual mac", allowing me to run mac only programs on a PC? I really like ical!
I believe there are legal reasons this cannot be done. Apple keeps pretty tight control over everything.
If you run Windows on your mac, does that mean your Mac is vulnerable to Windows viruses?
Absolutely, the viruses attack the software. Really there isn't much difference between a PC and a Mac in terms of hardware anymore. I think the BIOS on the Mac is different and more advanced since there isn't a legacy issue, but I think that's about it. Both use x86 processors, PCI bus, USB, same graphics chipsets, same hard drives, same optical drives, pretty much everything. Apple has fantasically designed systems though.
I think dual-booting will be useful for a handful of people, but I have a dual boot machine with Linux and Windows and have had have dual boot machines in the past and having to reboot to use a specific application is a real pain.