Apple’s Boot Camp Makes Me Care about Apple’s Hardware Issues
Yes, I’m one of those “PC guys” that is caught in the hype for Boot Camp. The copious comments under “Apple Officially Releases Beta Dual Boot Loader” at apple.slashdot.org bring some form for focus beyond the smoke and mirrors. This is what fires out at me:
- Most importantly, I do not lose access to my several-thousand-dollar, multi-year investment in Wintel software by buying and using Apple hardware exclusively.
- From a Wintel point of view this works according my expectations: a computer boots and runs Windows. There is not really a ‘catch’ until you start to do more complicated things like having the XP partition data files link with the OS X partition data files. Apple fans running Windows XP will immediately see hardware-level amenities disappear like the ability to control the backlit keys of the MacBook Pro.
- This accomplishment creates a new desire for virtualization as sold by the Russian software company, Parallels.Now the reality check: the article “Apple quietly pushing revised MacBook Pros to market” sent to me by R/Kain Blaze reminds me of the cost of innovation. Just like the stories about Naomi Campbell, all that beautiful hardware is not perfect—far from it.
Comments
AG, 2006-04-14 07:08:42
Ahh, but the real boon is the virtualization. How long do you think this Apple and M$ lovefest will last? Methinks, that it will only be a matter of time before Jobs begins pushing copies of OSX for the WinTel platform. This would be especially interesting considering that Redmond has decided to include virtualization in the forthcoming Vista.