horndude said:
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1636
Apple is gonna allow mactel users to install XP with their help and blessings, I wondered how long that would take. Guess Apple sees the writing on the wall and wants to attempt to stay in business selling something other than iPods. Other than their laptops though the next question would have to be, why? Too easy to just go out and buy commodity hardware cheaper that performs better to begin with, at least for now anyway.
Well, there are a number of reasons that Mac users or potential switchers might want this:
-Windows games. People may want to use OS X for most purposes, but we all know there isn't much in terms of game availability for it.
-Certain Windows-only software that is NECESSARY for whatever reason. (Though one would think virtualization would suit this better)
-A fall-back for would-be switchers, which could push some people who are currently on the fence right over. This may be a big reason Apple decided to do this.
Anyway, these are the same reasons users dual-boot Linux and Windows. Now you can triple boot all three if you want on new Apple hardware
Anyway, I certainly wouldn't expect them to be dropping OS X. Lots of development money is still going into that, and as you said, why would anyone buy there hardware over commodity hardware? It's still the main selling point of those computers. This isn't really the first danger sign of anything. The first real indication of something like that going on would be if they ever
sold Macs with Windows pre-installed.
I'd be very upset if they killed Mac OS. As much as I'm happy using Linux as my main OS, when it comes to the professional audio software, and various commercial software products that don't have FOSS equivilants, it's no longer an option. At this current stage, I'd really hate using Windows for any of that. I really don't like using Windows for much of anything, come to think of it.