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Apple unveils software to permit Windows use
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| Wednesday April 5, 10:27 am ET
Posted on 04/05/2006 8:15:14 AM PDT by Swordmaker
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Apple unveils software to permit Windows use - PING!
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:16:42 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs.)
To: tubebender
Thanks for the heads up...
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:17:52 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs.)
To: Swordmaker
Just watch all the FUD from Redmond begin ! !
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:20:42 AM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Trust in YHvH forever, for the LORD, YHvH is the Rock eternal. (Isaiah 26:4))
To: Swordmaker
So what is the big difference to a user, between a Mac running Windows OS and a PC running Windows OS?
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:21:51 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
To: Swordmaker
Looks like Apple is much more interested in trying things to grow their hardware business versus their software business with this move.
If I were Jobs I'd be trying both, because there's probably a lot more people willing to plunk down a couple hundred to dual boot than there are those willing to plunk down a couple thousand.
To: XeniaSt
Microsoft still gets their money so why would they care? This actually opens up a new market opportunity for them.
If you're going to say it makes it easier for people to switch, I don't see that since dual booting is not a normal user process, usually only geeks do that.
This is more for those that want to run games and other software that isn't available for Mac, so chances of them completely switching is low.
To: stuartcr
So what is the big difference to a user, between a Mac running Windows OS and a PC running Windows OS? Apple generally ships better hardware.
To: antiRepublicrat
Could be, I don't know. Haven't used a Mac in years. I was mostly responding to the article mentioning that Apples are considered simpler to use than Windows OS.
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04/05/2006 8:36:44 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
To: stuartcr
The ability to switch between Mac's OS and Microsoft's xP, depending on the need, would be deucedly cool!
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:36:45 AM PDT
by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: CarrotAndStick
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posted on
04/05/2006 8:38:21 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
To: Swordmaker
Learn what others are saying
here
To: Swordmaker
There is a rip in the space-time continuum
Macs running Windows in native mode
And Apple opening the way, not some clumsy adaptation
I have no words
To: stuartcr
You pay more for the privilege....and the honor....
To: Swordmaker
This is probably the coolest thing to happen since they came out with the Atari ST emulator for Windows. Now Mac users will finally be able to run Atari ST programs.
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posted on
04/05/2006 9:36:02 AM PDT
by
King of Florida
(A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
To: Swordmaker
APPL is up $4.94 at this time...
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04/05/2006 9:50:25 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(BIG REWARD for my missing tag line. Please advance a security deposit to enter...)
To: HangnJudge
This is real wrath of God stuff. Dogs and cats living together....
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posted on
04/05/2006 9:56:57 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(The best stuff happens just before the thread snaps.)
To: Swordmaker
Heh... of course, this has already been hacked up by non-Apple sources, so it had to be done eventually. ;') Imagine Bill Gates, shaking in his camp boots, thinking how this will have an impact on Windows sales... oh, wait, more copies will be sold now... The only thing that would make me think that this 5 per cent gain in Apple's stock price isn't anything but a temporary spike during a long term pullback is, that I just said it. ;')
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04/05/2006 10:45:21 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Golden Eagle
This is more for those that want to run games and other software that isn't available for Mac, so chances of them completely switching is low. It will allow Mac users to run Windows games, but Apple is targeting Boot Camp to both professional and home users. The top story at the Wall Street Journal web site right now is an interview with Apple's VP Phil Schiller -
"Running Windows on a Mac could appeal to professional users who want to purchase Macs for their homes but don't because they need to run a corporate application that operates only on Windows, he said. Then there are consumers who are interested in Macs "but want the safety net of, 'If it doesn't work out I can run Windows,'" Mr. Schiller said.
This is a brilliant strategy for Apple to win customers who want to try a Mac while preserving their investment in Windows software. Those folks can eventually dump Microsoft products after a gradual transition to the superior Mac OS X system.
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posted on
04/05/2006 10:45:43 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
(Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
83 megabyte download. Sounds fun.
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04/05/2006 10:46:01 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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