Nickname: Will

Review: Yes, as a longtime Windows user and a recent convert to Mac, there is no comparison. My Maclaptop with OS X quite simply does everything better-and I do mean everything. I don't power up my recently purchased, very high-end Dell anymore. Wanna buy it? I wouldn't if I were you. The pitch with the dual boot system is to lure people over who balk at not being able to use this or that particular application. People might go back to XP to run the occasional CAD program or what-have-you, but who wants to go forward with Windows? Not me. I say watch for white headphones. I see white headphones; I think, there's a person who is, right now, having a great Apple experience regardless of whether or not they're on a PC or a Mac. Your average consumer picks up a new computer about every two or three years, so the next time the person -- or should I say the millions of people with the white headphones roll their computers, they'll strongly consider the Mac, and now they have one less reason not to.

Date reviewed: Apr 10, 2006 8:54 PM

Nickname: RAhern

Review: This is typically where analysts get it wrong... Apple has no desire or intention of providing support for Windows. I'm sure their release of the Boot Camp software was a move pressured by investors and not a decision that came from the top. The tremendous overhead that comes with providing support for such a problematic OS is enough to drive any company away unless, of course, Windows XP provided a direct revenue stream - Which, in this case, does not. For further proof, take a look at Apple's webpage for their Boot Camp software. It takes a completely condescending tone with regards to Windows XP and even portrays everything in black and white (Except for the little Mac logo).

Date reviewed: Apr 7, 2006 4:19 PM

Nickname: Wingsy

Review: Mr. Neff obviously doesn't know Steve Jobs very well. If he thinks Apple's "game plan" is to eventually sell Macs with Windows preinstalled, then "eventually" must also mean some time after Jobs is gone (and replaced by another soft drink CEO). It ain't gonna happen.

Date reviewed: Apr 7, 2006 2:37 PM

Nickname: Nicko

Review: All these people going on about Windows on a Mac have obviously never used a Mac. It is decades ahead of Windows in terms of usability, reliability, stability and power. If people are reassured by having the Windows "option" then fine, but let's not overstate the importance of Apple enabling people to install a bug-ridden, unstable, virus-ridden OS on their computers.

Date reviewed: Apr 7, 2006 9:36 AM

Nickname: Mark

Review: Neff's position on Apple's long-term strategy to deliver BOTH OS X and Windows on a Mac - native out of the box - is intriguing. If this theory became reality, it would indicate Apple clearly understands Windows will be around for a long, long, but also shows that Apple believes OS X stands to continue its outpacing of Windows for just as long, and thus wind up - over time - being the users prefered OS. Only if Apple truly believed their OS will continue to dominate would they take this calculated chance... Eventually making Windows an option on a purchase of a Mac...

Date reviewed: Apr 6, 2006 9:44 PM