Comments on: Apple Releases Boot Camp for Intel Macs http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: » First Look XP Dual Booting on a Mac » Blog Archive   Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-96214 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:38:15 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-96214 [...] PCWorld has released an article on the boot camp patch we posted about yesterday, saying that it works impressively well, including the video drivers, and video games work great as well, saying Doom 3 and Far Cry ran smoothly with the high end graphics options turned on. In both cases, I had to tweak visual settings manually, since the games automatically set themselves to very low settings. Far Cry, for example, auto detected very low settings, but it ran without a hitch when I bumped the resolution up to 1280 by 720, with all visual quality options set to “High.” [...] […] PCWorld has released an article on the boot camp patch we posted about yesterday, saying that it works impressively well, including the video drivers, and video games work great as well, saying Doom 3 and Far Cry ran smoothly with the high end graphics options turned on. In both cases, I had to tweak visual settings manually, since the games automatically set themselves to very low settings. Far Cry, for example, auto detected very low settings, but it ran without a hitch when I bumped the resolution up to 1280 by 720, with all visual quality options set to “High.” […]

]]> by: John Tidball http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20216 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:48:27 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20216 I agree with commenter Nr. 1.... I would love to be able to run the latest Mac OS on my PC. I think it is a superior OS to Windows. Sooner or later. I agree with commenter Nr. 1…. I would love to be able to run
the latest Mac OS on my PC. I think it is a superior OS to Windows.

Sooner or later.

]]> by: John Tidball http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20215 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:43:37 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20215 I agree with commenter Nr. 1.... I would love to be able to run the latest Mac OS on my PC. I think it is a superior OS to Windows. Sooner or later. I agree with commenter Nr. 1…. I would love to be able to run
the latest Mac OS on my PC. I think it is a superior OS to Windows.

Sooner or later.

]]> by: Tim http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20179 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:35:56 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20179 The real problem will be Mac programmers at third party companies such as game publishers who will have their jobs phased out because it will be more cost effective to design a Windows-only application then spend time and money making OSX based programs. The hardware in the Intel based Macs is the same processor design used in PCs, only packaging is different. Jobs is making the same mistake that he did when he stopped the Apple clone makers in the 90's, he isn't expanding the market share of Apple but he is expanding the market share of Microsoft. Steve Jobs will end up turning OSX into OS/2 Warp. The real problem will be Mac programmers at third party companies such as game publishers who will have their jobs phased out because it will be more cost effective to design a Windows-only application then spend time and money making OSX based programs. The hardware in the Intel based Macs is the same processor design used in PCs, only packaging is different. Jobs is making the same mistake that he did when he stopped the Apple clone makers in the 90’s, he isn’t expanding the market share of Apple but he is expanding the market share of Microsoft. Steve Jobs will end up turning OSX into OS/2 Warp.

]]> by: Charles http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20168 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 06:20:40 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20168 It just never stops with the Apple folks... "but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple’s superior hardware now that we use Intel processors,” said Philip Schiller" Oh, so NOW Apple has superior hardware since it runs Intel processors like regular ol' PCs. Riiiiiight. A computer mullet! I like it! Just might entertain the idea of buying a Mac now. But if OSX is ever ported to PC hardware, Apple hardware sales will drop big time. It just never stops with the Apple folks…

“but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple’s superior hardware now that we use Intel processors,” said Philip Schiller”

Oh, so NOW Apple has superior hardware since it runs Intel processors like regular ol’ PCs. Riiiiiight.

A computer mullet! I like it! Just might entertain the idea of buying a Mac now. But if OSX is ever ported to PC hardware, Apple hardware sales will drop big time.

]]> by: blattidotnet http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20155 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:03:57 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20155 From the Apple page...."Boot Camp will burn a CD of all the required drivers for Windows so you don't have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them." From the Apple page….”Boot Camp will burn a CD of all the required drivers for Windows so you don’t have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them.”

]]> by: David Johnston http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20124 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:09:07 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20124 I wonder if this means they'll be providing drivers. That would be nice. I know a lot of people where I work are really looking forward to a machine that can dual-boot Windows and OS X. Now, if only Mac's laptops came with two-buttons on their touchpads ;) I wonder if this means they’ll be providing drivers. That would be nice. I know a lot of people where I work are really looking forward to a machine that can dual-boot Windows and OS X. Now, if only Mac’s laptops came with two-buttons on their touchpads ;)

]]> by: blattidotnet http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20117 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:16:28 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20117 Here's the point. User #1 is die-hard Apple. User #2 likes Apple, but purchases PC because of the cost or application availability or job requirement or insert reason here. User #3 is die-hard PC. For user 1 and 3, this means nothing. For user #2 it is important. Now user #2 is more likely to buy Apple. You can use OSX (because it's cool) and XP (because you need to). It's like the computer version of a mullet. Business up front, party in the rear. Here’s the point. User #1 is die-hard Apple. User #2 likes Apple, but purchases PC because of the cost or application availability or job requirement or insert reason here. User #3 is die-hard PC. For user 1 and 3, this means nothing. For user #2 it is important.

Now user #2 is more likely to buy Apple. You can use OSX (because it’s cool) and XP (because you need to). It’s like the computer version of a mullet. Business up front, party in the rear.

]]> by: Tim http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20111 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:44:18 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2891#comment-20111 What is the point of running Windows on an Apple? It just means the Apple is nothing more than another PC manufacturer. When will Steve Jobs learn that the money is in software not hardware. Even Michael Dell stated if Apple marketed its OS for PC's, he would install it in place of Windows. What is the point of running Windows on an Apple? It just means the Apple is nothing more than another PC manufacturer. When will Steve Jobs learn that the money is in software not hardware. Even Michael Dell stated if Apple marketed its OS for PC’s, he would install it in place of Windows.

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