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Boot Camp Finally Supports Windows 7 On Macs

Posted by timothy on from the just-like-real-boot-camp-only-nicer-colors dept.

Dave Knott writes "After some delay Apple has updated Boot Camp to support Windows 7 on Macintosh computers. They have also provided an upgrade utility that facilitates transition to Windows 7 for Mac owners who have existing Vista installations. The new version of Boot Camp requires OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)."

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  1. Re:I'm going to buy a Mac just to run Windows. by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I just wish that iPhone OS ran on their desktop systems. It's the best operating system I've used in a long time.

    Maybe single-application mode is what you want in Mac OS X?

  2. Re:...Windows 7 runs great on VirtualBox on Mac by tepples · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Of course, the problem with running Windows on a Mac is Microsoft's pricing structure. Boot Camp or Parallels or VMware or VirtualBox needs a retail copy of Windows. But it turns out that one can actually buy a whole PC running Windows, including a spare keyboard and mouse, for close to the price of a retail copy of Windows.

  3. Re:In other words by node+3 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I agree, however Apple has a long history of breaking compatiblity to force you to upgrade to a new product.

    Not quite. Apple has a long history of focusing on their current products. Windows 7 drivers are part of Snow Leopard because Snow Leopard is the current OS.

    You're partially right in that Apple does want people to upgrade to the current OS. But if their motives were as underhanded as you imply, it seems a bit odd they'd price Snow Leopard at $29.