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April 05, 2006
It's official: Apple does Windows
Apple has released the public beta of Boot Camp - software which allows users to run Windows on the new Intel-powered Macs.
All you'lll need is 10GB of free hard disk space and a blank CD. Oh. And a bona fide installation disc for Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Home or Professional. Boot Camp will burn a CD of all the required drivers for Windows - you don't have to go looking for them on the Internet - and you'll be able to choose whether you start up in OS X or Windows simply by holding down the Option key at start-up.
A final version will ship with the next version of OS X - Leopard. Apple shares gained $3.68, or 6 percent, to $64.85 in premarket trading. Microsoft shares climbed 22 cents to $27.86.
This could get interesting.
Posted by cw at April 5, 2006 11:57 PM
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In other news, the devil goes ice-skating...
Posted by: K at April 6, 2006 09:45 AM
There are some screenshots on flickr here.
And the discussion on the blogs is huge to say the least and the Blleding Edge is on tech.memeorandum.com
Posted by: Stephen at April 6, 2006 02:42 PM