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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.