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Multi-booting Mac Intel Developer Machines

Posted by timothy on from the multiplicity dept.

ytsejam-ppc writes "Ross Carlson over at Jasbone.com has a great article up on how to install multiple operating systems on the new Intel based developer edition Macs. His particular setup triple-booted Mac OS X 10.4.1 (Intel), CentOS 4 and Windows XP. Just makes me drool."

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  1. WHY? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why bother?
    Looks like "just another waste of time" to me...

  2. now for the real question by KaptNKrunchy · · Score: 1, Troll

    Which OS runs phtoshop faster?

    1. Re:now for the real question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
      Just because it's open source doesn't make it better.

      Yes, it does. Assclown! Why don't you get back in the bedroom and let the wild, untamed Steve Jobs sexxor you in the butt again?

      Note to mods: this is obviously flamebait, not a troll. (Moderators are extremely stupid and need to be told what to do.)
  3. bah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    show off

  4. MS laughs last... by klubar · · Score: -1, Troll

    Actually it's a giant boost for Microsoft. Currently, on every Mac sold, MS gets the revenue for a copy of Office. Office on the Mac is rarely as cheap as pre-installed Office on the PC. Now, with every Mac sold, MS will not only get the revenue of a copy of Mac Office, but they can get the revenue of a retail copy of Windows XP (or Windows Vista). If MS is lucky, not only will each Mac owner buy Mac Office, Windows, but they may also buy a copy of Offic for Windows--so the Mac owner can be fully compatible with Office. Great news for MS-- nearly tripple the revenue from each Mac.

    Remember MS doesn't make the hardware...they only sell the software. It will also be interesting to see how many of the Mac users decide that dual booting is too much trouble, and just stick with Windows. Windows running on a Mac will give all the panache of the Mac hardware...without any of the incompatiblities.

    Prediction: Apple stops supporting their own OS and becomes a high-end hardware vendor and iPod seller. More margin, less investment. More profit

  5. Re:This is nice... - whois appleintelfaq.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  6. trtrreterterter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    tretertertrter

  7. Re:But I want to run OSX on the AMD64 I have now!! by 99BottlesOfBeerInMyF · · Score: 0, Troll

    If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.