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Apple does it again, now you can run Windows natively on Mac, how will this impact the pc industry, what will happen to Mac video games, will people start switching to Mac in their thousands?
Looks like it's working
Survey indicates Boot Camp will boost Mac purchases - 19.04.06
Apple insider is reporting an interesting survey conducted by Cowen & Co. The survey indicates that computer users that have heard of Apple boot camp are a lot more likely to buy a Mac in the 12 - 18 months.
"20 percent of those surveyed said Apple's new Boot Camp software makes them more likely to buy a Mac in the next 12-18 months. Among respondents with 'definite' plans to buy a computer in that timeframe, an even higher 42 percent said Boot Camp makes them 'more likely' to purchase a Mac."
"20 percent of those surveyed said Apple's new Boot Camp software makes them more likely to buy a Mac in the next 12-18 months. Among respondents with 'definite' plans to buy a computer in that timeframe, an even higher 42 percent said Boot Camp makes them 'more likely' to purchase a Mac."
My take on Boot Camp
It's about risk displacement - 17.04.06
I've read quite a few articles about boot camp now I think people have over-complicated the issue, some theories verge on conspiratorial.For me boot camp and any descendant of this software serves one key function, risk displacement.
It is not aimed that people that are 'into computers' they already have a Mac and probably a Linux and XP box too.
Boot camp is aimed at your average computer user.
People that are curious about Macs, people who are sick of their boring old Dell, and the fact that they have to re-install everything from scratch every three months.
But before buying a mac, these people might ask:
"what about the accounting software that I use to run my small business? What about the library of WWII games that I have accumulated, am I going to have to get rid of those?"
NO, not with boot camp. The risk is displaced, minimised, they shrunk it. Now I can ease myself into OSX on mac, and uncle Jobs gets a heck of a lot more people to buy a Mac as their next computer.
Just picture the sales pitch. The sales person will go through the long list of features/specs that this shiny, sexy looking iMac has, the average Jo is pretty much sold on the design and 'cool factor' that all Mac products exude. But still, the sales person needs to 'close' the sale. So what's the perfect line? Probably something like 'oh and you can run windows on this machine, if you have any essential programs you are running on your current PC'.
I'm sure the sales person will make it sound a little more spontaneous than that, but I think you get the idea.
It's like the 'switch' campaign finally got some teeth. The risk of me trying this new, unfamiliar computer operating system is minimised. Boot camp minimises the risk for a lot of average computer users to switch to Mac.
- Kareem G.
Download Boot Camp from Apple
Run Windows natively on your Mac
- Boot Camp Public Beta (Apple.com)
- Install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Download the boot camp public beta today from Apple.com
- Boot Camp FAQs
- Requirements, installation, and frequently asked questions
- Installation and set up guide (PDF)
- 17 page installation guide.
- Triple Boot via BootCamp - OnMac.net Wiki
- This procedure allows you to triple boot OSX, Windows XP and Linux.
Apple Boot Camp Set-up
- Buy an Intel Mac running the latest version of OSX (check Software Update).
- Download the latest firmware (check Support Downloads).
- Get a blank CD-R
- Have access to a printer to print out the instructions
- Get a genuine copy of Windows XP, Service pack 2, home or professional
- Go and download the Boot Camp public beta.
Apple Boot Camp in the news
- Apple makes Macs run Windows XP - BBC
- Apple Boot Camp summarised in the typical BBC style.
- Macworld Podcast #35: Boot Camp
- 14 min podcast all about Boot Camp
- Mmmm this apple is del.icio.us
- Link to a bunch of del.icio.us links on the new Apple Boot Camp Beta.
- Apple officials, analysts weigh in on Boot Camp
- "Lots of people are sold on the Mac, but they have one or two applications that must run on Windows -- and that kept them from the Mac."
- Brian Croll, senior director for Mac OS X product marketing - CNET editor's review of Boot Camp
- Could your mac make a better pc than your pc?
- Apple Boot Camp: The Impossible Possible - Gizmodo
- Scroll down to read the comments readers left, that's more interesting than the article itself.
- Boot Camp Turns Your Mac Into a Reliable Windows
- Apple Computer's Macintosh models have huge advantages over the prevalent Windows computers from companies such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard.
- Report indicates Boot Camp will increase Mac purchases
- "20 percent of those surveyed said Apple's new Boot Camp software makes them more likely to buy a Mac in the next 12-18 months."
- Buy MacBook Pro 15.4" Pre-loaded with windows XP
- ExperCom - MacBook Pro 15.4" 1.83GHz 512M/80G/128MB VRAM/Super/BootCamp w/ Win XP
- MacBook Pros Across Akihabara Running Windows XP - Gizmodo
- I was wandering around Shinjuku and noticed that in every store selling Macs, well over half of them were running Windows through BootCamp!
- BBC NEWS - Apple moves to widen Mac appeal
- Who would have thought we would see Windows running on a Mac with Apple's blessing?
- Apple Boot Camp Now Runs Vista
- In the next major release of Mac OS X Leopard, Apple will include a new technology called Boot Camp that lets you install and run Windows on your Mac.
Boot it up - PC games on your Mac
PC games running on Boot Camp Macintels....a thing of beauty.
- Oblivion: Macintosh Game of the Year?
- Half-Life 2, F.E.A.R. and Obvlivion all on MAC....BRILLIANT!
- Boot Camp: Good for Mac gaming?
- Mac game publishers are cautiously optimistic that the Boot Camp software that allows Intel-based Macs to boot into Windows will be a benefit to them.
- Boot Camp First Look: Half Life 2 Video + More
- Half-life 2 looks AWESOME on iMac.
- Windows XP versus Mac OS X -- on the same computer
- See how XP and OS X compare on the same computer. Tests include Doom 3, Quake 3, iTunes and more.
- Boot Camp Oblivion IV Videos - From YouTube
- Two cool videos of Oblivion being run on Boot Camp Macs...enjoy!
Opinions on Apple Boot Camp
How will Boot camp impact the PC industry?
- The First Boot Drops
- According to a product planner for MICROSOFT OFFICE. Boot camp is an attack on Sony, Toshiba and HP not on Microsoft,interesting.
- Windows: The New Classic
- ..Boot Camp does seem like an obvious move for Apple, no? It's a low-risk, no-lose proposition for them, and but the potential upside is huge...
- Boot Camp: Apple's Enterprise Trojan Horse?
- Boot Camp could give enterprise customers a reason to give Apple a try in the enterprise. There's an ROI case to be made.
- IT could be drafted into Boot Camp
- Michael Gartenberg talks about how Apple's release of Boot Camp and Microsoft's delay of Windows Vista could warm Macs' reception by IT folks.
- Dare I say this aloud? Boot Camp's a gimmick
- When America's doughboys returned from World War I, the question was how they'd ever remain on the farm after seeing Paris. When Windows users get a gander of the Mac, how many will remain loyal to Ctrl-Alt-Delete? - By Charles Cooper, CNET News.com
- Bootcamp: end of the beginning or beginning of the end?
- Paul Murphy, IT consultant specializing in Unix, foresees a rough ride for Apple and Boot Camp in his ZDNet.com blog. Not sure I agree but see what you think.
- From Boot Camp to Legacy API? An Apple timeline
- So Apple has endorsed dual-boot Macs, and the only surprise is that it took Apple so long to disclose. What follows is an imaginary time-line that illustrates the opportunities and perils for ahead for Apple.
Tell a friend
- Tell your friends about Boot Camp
- If you know anyone that would be interested in running both windows and OSX on their Intel Mac, spread the word!
