Why Put Windows on a Mac?

Why put Windows on a Mac? Because clients demand IE compatibility and Windows is the only way to really run it. If you’re not a Windows user and don’t need it for work, don’t do it. You don’t need any particular reason to NOT install Windows.

I’m a long, long time Mac user, over 20 years.

I have a MacBook with XP virtualized and running Office 2003. I like it! If Office on Windows was the same on Mac, I’d use the Mac version.

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So why is dual-booting better for her needs than virtualization? Is this about making use of all the RAM … or what?

I’ve used Macs since 1984, but I do web work and you absolutely have to test for IE 6 & 7 if you’re coding to standards. So, I’ve got two installations of Windows running in Parallels and at some point will probably get Vista on there as well.

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I used to use Boot Camp, but eventually got rid of it because I no longer needed Windows, and it was just taking up space. I had to remake the partition so I could do some other things, and then after that I deleted it. The next time I needed it (there are all like a year apart), I just got VMware Fusion, and I love it. Not so good for gaming, but great for basic stuff.

I love Boot Camp, and I love using it. The only reasons I would not use it now is because of the lack of being able to transfer files easily. I hope that Apple comes out with a tool like MacDrive for boot camp partitions.

I considered dual booting my MacBook Pro but I truly have had no use for it.

Anything my PC could do I can do on a Mac, and usually BETTER!

I am slightly worried about leaving home next year, as I won’t have a dedicated PC…but I’m not gonna worry about it TOO much.

i think, ponzi it your laptop and if you would like to install things that you know thne MOre power to you. i think it is a good idea cause if APPLE has a program to run windows then it must be good. What iam saying is that if Apple makes it then it WILL problly work… well again chris thanks for the blog that is hosted for me at http://www.lockergnome.com/audioburnr.

Thank You,
shawn
http://www.audioburnr.com

I agree that if you are using a program with windows and is more comfortable with it, then to go ahead with it. Getting used to something new when you simply want to be productive and get things done can be very frustrating.

chris im sorry if you already said this but which program do you think would be best to put different OSs on a Mac. I think it would be a good idea to put a poll up on the chat one day. and the macbook air is freaking awesome i love it man. But me i think you have more power if you put windows on a Mac

Please tell me you can install linux on a mac. Your not forgetting linux are you.

A macbook air is way too expensive for me. If you need a mac, I would recommend a macbook. Its only a little less than double the weight and it has many more features like the superdrive and a better processor. If you need a PC, I think the eeepc is quite good with a customized linux or Windows.

Although I spend most of my time in Mac OS X, I have found that dual booting between OS X and Windows XP has been my best bet for overall performance. As a college Computer Science major, all of my computer programming is done within Visual Studio and my Calculus III course requires Internet Explorer in order to do online assignments. The convenience of having two operating systems on my MacBook certainly beats having to go to the computer lab to work on programming projects or do math homework on the available Windows desktops.

come on ponzi vista crashed on me 8 time befor i gave up and whent to xp……

She don’t know what the hell she is doing. She should just stick to an etch a sketch.

The guy talking in the background is totally ghey for mac.

ps3 lol! i really hate the vista hate :(

lmfao musicfuse etchasketch xD you got that from brian regan =]

To tell you the truth, I do not know about brian regan. What did he say about the etch-a-sketch?

the dude on the phone doesnt know ****

everyone Install Windows Vista Now.i believe The Bugs r ironed out a yr on and its 10x better than Xp. apple fans make me sick. we dont get blue screens yea B**s**t.
And whos startin to lead in the OS Market. Vista has currently bout 13-14% market share. wheres OSX 6-7% lol. that just tells the story

I agree Vista is now 10 times better than it was released last year. Vista SP1 fixed all these flaws and being a vista user from its launch until now, i was pissed off at first but now, i really like it. It much better than xp.

?? Installing Visa?? It’s so easy - you enter the license key, then you select the partition and that’s about it. It reboots a couple of times and you’re done. I’m not sure what she’s going on about.

why did she buy a mac if she doesn’t know how to use it, and who is the guy on the phone who don’t know **** either? i think she just bought it coz it looks nice.

why would anyone running 1.6 gb of ram want to divide half of it to vista and mac????? Im running 4 gb with bootcamp and vmware running XP. To think of running vmware with 1.6 gb for VISTA ESPECIALLY is downright retarted!!!!!!!!! Chris knows what hes doing. LET HER DIG HER OWN GRAVE lol. LMAO over and over again. Ponzi is a ****** idiot period. complaining about hhow heavy the macbook was!!!!!! Come on ponzi or whatever your name is…..some people would love to just have a computer!

no cuz its lite…
:(

easy there killer

heres my argument. Pc users defend yourselves bananaswiththat(dot)blogspot(dot)com/2008/03/mac-vs-pc(dot)html

wow no offense she is kind of not good with computers

this girl is stupid as ****

VISTA BEATS ******* MAC OS X 10

Vista is a good OS, but MacOS X is way better. There is millions of viruses to Windows but not a single virus for MacOS, You have probably never used a Mac, so thats why you are so convinced that Vista is a better OS that MacOS.

MacOS is faster then Vista, its much more secure and it is eyecandy.
Vista is slow as hell, its not secure at all and it is as ugly as Windowns 95.

MacOS is the best OS the world has ever known.
Say no more.

MacBook Air = The thing I smashed in anger!

Umm, no… Just because OS X has 144,000 fewer viruses and malicious attacks than Vista, doesn’t mean that has no viruses, every single operating system has viruses and malicious attacks.

hey moron the “X” means 10 in roman numerals and no it doesn’t ur just in a raging ramble because u hate vista and u want everyone else to folo in ur mistake so good job there

@BananasWithThat: I’m amazed that a person who writes in a blog would even think about spamming somewhere. How would you feel if somebody went and spammed your blog with a PC vs Mac article?!

lol when i went to buy my mac they said that its recomended to buy an antivirus

common pirillo dont be so mean shes sweet and doesnt deserve to be talked down its intresting but give her a break

VISTA ROCKS!

You’re retarded, banstaman. Vista has more security than OS X because Mac OS X uses UNIX, which has very few viruses. Oh my god dude you’re like the typical computer idiot.

Vista may have more security measures built it, that however, does not mean that it is safer than OS X, it simply isn’t! I would know!

Haha… light traveling…
She’ll probably get the BSOD on the airplane or something, and all her work will be lost.

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!

sorry, sadomasochist.

ok, the caller or whoever that is,

he needs to shut up. yes, leopard is better for her type of user, but he is being a complete fanboy and needs to shut up