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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April 6th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
Have you seen John Armstrongs post on this very thing?
http://www.blurbomat.com/
April 6th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
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 ;)
April 6th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
You’ll have to break yours again!
July 5th, 2006 at 5:31 pm
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.