Its Official : you can run a crap OS on a wonderful piece of computing hardware
I love the Apple snark on that 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.
EFI and BIOS
Macs use an ultra-modern industry standard technology called EFI to handle booting. Sadly, Windows XP, and even the upcoming Vista, are stuck in the 1980s with old-fashioned BIOS. But with Boot Camp, the Mac can operate smoothly in both centuries.
Word to the Wise
Windows running on a Mac is like Windows running on a PC. That means it’ll be subject to the same attacks that plague the Windows world. So be sure to keep it updated with the latest Microsoft Windows security fixes.
I wouldn’t want to taint my Mac (whenever I get a new Intel version one) with Windows anything except that it would make testing websites in mutliple browsers/OS much much simpler.
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Have you seen John Armstrongs post on this very thing?
http://www.blurbomat.com/
Yes, my co-worker just pointed that out to me today. That’s virtualization and that’s even better for cross-browser testing. No reboot or anything. I’m going to want a new computer next year ;)
You’ll have to break yours again!
It’s possible to install Windows on the new Macs because they’re using the same architecture as PCs. So, the “wonderful piece of computing hardware” you refer to is just a PC with a pretty white case around it. The bottom line is that you’re buying a machine. If it meets your needs, use it. Apple managed to convince you that this is also a lifestyle decision. I just love the rhetoric you included straight from their website. Way to not recognize an ad and I hope the Apple spokesman bit works out for you.