Bootcamp
For anyone that hasn’t heard, Apple has released an app that allows Windows XP to be used on the new Intel-based Macs.
This is obviously in response to the growing number of people buying these machines with full intent of loading “that” operating system. People have already found ways to do this.
They’ve also been loading other ‘nix systems since before Jaguar. And Microsoft has already released a product that allows you to run Windows on Macs (not in a true way though…you still had to load the Mac platform).
So why is this such a big deal?
Because having a company (especially one like Apple) release a product that “supports” it’s biggest rival (”support” meaning “Don’t call us when you bullocks your machine”) means they’re opening the market. You could buy an Apple machine and still use you “prefered” platform (”prefered” meaning “I don’t”). Or, you could run OS X and Windows independant of each other on the same box (I could see alot of web designers/programmers doing this for ease of browser testing).
It would be like Coke allowing Pepsi in their vending machines.
Not that THAT would ever happen.