Official way to XP on your Intel Mac

[martynh]

Found this on BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4880022.stm

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[Rich]

That explains why the 10.4.6 update I have just done on my Intel Mac was 100 odd Meg and the Power PC one on my Desktop was 46 meg!

 

[Jay]

would this work on my iBook G4??

 

[16v_jon]

only work on an intel based mac g4 is a motorola power pc chip

 

[Jay]

oh them new macs with intel chip thingys?

sorry not that clever with these compooter / orange I mean apple jobbies ha ha

 

[Rich]

Any one know how much a copy of XP is to buy?

 

[Daz]

Any one know how much a copy of XP is to buy?

Home is about £150 - £200
Pro is about £200-£250

Both full retail versions.

 

[Karen]

can't say i was overjoyed to read this lol, im nervous enough of my iMac as it is!!

 

[Rich]

Are there big differences between Home and Pro?

 

[McBunny]

pro can be used on a domain is the main difference

tbh you could just buy an oem copy of xp i guess they supply all the drivers in this bootcamp thingy

 

[Clart]

hahah, Macs trying to run XP, whatever next!

 

[David]

thats so gay, o yeh i'll buy a mac and then run windows on it ahahaahha er, maybe u should just buy a nice pc instead?

 

[McBunny]

what you mean a faster cheaper machine noo never they wont go for that lol

 

[Rich]

No just handy for a decent version of Messenger as Microsoft are shite to supply mac users, and for bit's of software for things like Road Angels and B2's which will never be ported to work on OS X.

I wont ever be using XP as an everyday system!

 

[Clart]

Hmmm, can see people switching operating systems when they just want to run msn

 

[jon_r]

TBH its clever marketing by Apple. People will splash out for XP, be offered no support and then after 3 weeks, when their machine is clogged up with spyware, virus' etc will think fcuk this and never use XP again! Genius.

You'd have to be insane to run XP over the Mac OS, though granted, you'd be able to run more games under the windows environment - but why not just buy a Windows machine in the first place?

 

[rmccardal]

OS wars ..... The winner is the one with the largest market share.

 

[Gareth]

Home is about £150 - £200
Pro is about £200-£250

Both full retail versions.

don't bother with retail, Pro can be got for around £90

 

[sn00p]

Wall street liked it, apples share price shot up after the announcement.

The point is that not having an amount of windows compatibility has stopped a lot of people switching to mac, this problem doesn't exist since the release of bootcamp yesterday.

The only piece of software that I need to run on windows is Visual Studio (obviously for windows development). When I need to do dev work I can just boot into windows and get in and out as quickly as possible means that I can limit my time exposed to windows.

I sense a macbook pro purchase coming up soon. Now I might be able to convince my boss to buy it for me

 

[Turkish]

Windows ? No thanks.

 

[Daz]

don't bother with retail, Pro can be got for around £90

It can, if you break Microsoft Licencing and get an OEM version. :rasp:

 

[David]

No just handy for a decent version of Messenger as Microsoft are sh*te to supply mac users, and for bit's of software for things like Road Angels and B2's which will never be ported to work on OS X.

I wont ever be using XP as an everyday system!

haha wonder why? if mac's are so brilliant why don't they have a bigger market share?

 

[Turkish]

Thats a retarded statement. You could say if maybach are so good why dont they have a bigger market share? Simple answer is cost. If someone just wants a home computer and have a budget then they'll obviously pick up a cheap PC at the local dixons/pc world/supermarket etc etc rather than fork out £900 for the cheapest imac.

 

[sn00p]

haha wonder why? if mac's are so brilliant why don't they have a bigger market share?

Apple is just apple.

Microsoft were fortunate enough to find themselves in bed with IBM, 2 guys working from their garage were never going to out-muscle IBM, but they did a pretty good job nevertheless.

Steve Jobs being forced out in 85 was a pivital point, after he left lots of bad decisions were made by the CEO & board which ultimately nearly took apple under.

Since he returned he's turned apple around and the mac market share is steadily increasing.

 

[Rich]

Like everything in life you get what you pay for.

 

[Clart]

I've said it once and I'll say it again. MACS ARE s**t

 

[Gareth]

It can, if you break Microsoft Licencing and get an OEM version. :rasp:

not if you buy it with hardware.

 

[Turkish]

I've said it once and I'll say it again. MACS ARE sh*t

I'll remember that next time my machine hasnt frozen, locked up or crashed for no reason. Or use the time that would have been spent pissing about with antivirus software and spyware removal to ponder that instead.

 

[Rasclart]

I must admit since buying a Mac, I only really ever use my PC for linking to the XBox 360 to stream Videos, Music etc. Only really play games on the 360 so the PC has become kinda redundant.

Also now that the Mac Mini's have te Optical Audio out and come with Front row and a remote no need really for media centre IMO.

Great idea about running XP on a MAC though. More than anything I expect Apple did this as a two finger salute at Bill!

 

[Clart]

I'll remember that next time my machine hasnt frozen, locked up or crashed for no reason. Or use the time that would have been spent pissing about with antivirus software and spyware removal to ponder that instead.

I seriously don't see why people have problems with PC and windows. I've been running XP on my PC now for 2 years, OK so I've reinstalled the operating system once, but i can count on one hand the number of times its hung or locked up on me.

I don't run anti-virus, or anti spyware, just SP2 and i've not had a problem yet.

If u get decent hardware in the first place you shouldn't have ANY issues.

 

[David]

hahha loony now whos making retarded statements, who do you think hackers are going to bother with a) a os that is pretty much the backbone of most business (bar linux used on servers) and cover about 75% of the computer market worldwide or b) pretty mac computers used by home and by graphic designers which cover around 15%.... do the math child.

As for mac's lockin up, er, they do? so what r u talking about? it's a difference between computers which are built by the manufacturers for the manufacturers os and a company that built an os designed to be used by any other private manufacturer that can make drivers for it...of course there would be more problems. just need to think about these things don't you?

 

[Turkish]

hahha loony now whos making retarded statements, who do you think hackers are going to bother with a) a os that is pretty much the backbone of most business (bar linux used on servers) and cover about 75% of the computer market worldwide or b) pretty mac computers used by home and by graphic designers which cover around 15%.... do the math child.

As for mac's lockin up, er, they do? so what r u talking about? it's a difference between computers which are built by the manufacturers for the manufacturers os and a company that built an os designed to be used by any other private manufacturer that can make drivers for it...of course there would be more problems. just need to think about these things don't you?

I didnt suggest the case i dont have to piss about with virus and spyware was unrelated to the number of units owned compared to "PC's" Just another bonus to owning one that i dont.

Mine hasnt, and i know plenty of other people who own them who've never suffered, I cant say the same of "PC's"! At no point have i got into the conversations about manufacturers and software programmers/companies, end result is you suffer more grief with a windows based "PC". I used to have at least one problem a week either at home or work that made me want to set either PC on fire and throw it out of the window. I only have that issue at work now ive got a mac at home.