Running Windows on a Mac

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blando3

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I am looking into getting a new computer at the moment and am thinking of making the switch over to a Mac. The problem is, I only have Windows software...would it be possible to run only Windows on a MacPro or Mac Book Pro until i eventually acquire all the software to allow me to switch over? Any compatibility issues, etc?
Thanks,
Andrew
 
yes.

You can install windows really easily with Boot Camp. Which is included with the OS now.
 
I do it daily on my MacBook Pro. It's really just like working on a Windows laptop when I boot the Windows partition. I am even doing some 3D modelling on the Windows partition and haven't had a hiccup yet!

Word is that it's even better with Leopard, the new Mac OS. A friend of mine has it set up to where he can run Mac and Windows simultaneously from his MacBook Pro using two monitors.
 
Mike McNeese said:
Word is that it's even better with Leopard, the new Mac OS. A friend of mine has it set up to where he can run Mac and Windows simultaneously from his MacBook Pro using two monitors.
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He is probably using parallels, you don't get full graphics power that way, I.E. no gaming.

With bootcamp you get the full power of the hardware, Only reason i installed windows on my MBP was to game.

The more i use Leopard the harder it is to go and use a windows computer. :laugh:
 
When running windows on a Mac how compatible is compatible?

For example, can you run a local version of SQL Server? When gaming can you run something like Half Life? If they run, how much slower do they run?
 
Is there anyway to go the other way, i.e. Mac on Windows? I have been searching google but found no new information.

I would much rather pay for a cheaper PC machine and get the Mac OS to work than to pay more for the Apple machine.
 
Many people would. But Apple specifically prevents that from happening; they've put a "check" in their software to check that OSX is running on "genuine apple hardware". Hackers have defeated that check and made OSX run on Windows boxes, but doing so directly violates the Apple End User License Agreement that you have to agree to before you can install the software.

If Apple would allow their OS to be used on any computer, they would probably find this a very popular option; google for "hackintosh" to see how many people are interested in this. But it would mean an end to Apple's monopoly on forcing someone who wants to use FCP or OSX to have to buy Mac hardware, so don't count on it happening any time soon. Although, the idea that they're now at least allowing third-party apps for the iPhone does offer the tiniest glimmer of hope that they could someday reverse the totalitarian monopolistic attitude that they have.

The counter-argument goes that OSX is so stable specifically because Apple controls the hardware it runs on, and if you went with generic hardware they could no longer guarantee complete stability.
 
Chris Messineo said:
When gaming can you run something like Half Life? If they run, how much slower do they run?
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I haven't tried Half Life Specifically, but I do have Quake, TIE Fighter and a few other games working just fine. I HAVE heard of some games not working because of incompatible video cards...but that could be the case on PCs as well.
 
Barry_Green said:
Many people would. But Apple specifically prevents that from happening; they've putAlthough, the idea that they're now at least allowing third-party apps for the iPhone does offer the tiniest glimmer of hope that they could someday reverse the totalitarian monopolistic attitude that they have.
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I don't ever want apple to start selling OSX for cheapo windows boxes. Nobody forces you to use FCP or any of the software Apple provides. There are always alternatives on the PC. I'd hardly call having a completely separate product a 'monopoly'. Totalitarian control over their products yes..

but with that line of logic... McDonalds has a monopoly over the BigMac... a hamburger like the whopper or the kinds you make at home... but if only they would allow other companies to put it on their menu!
 
Hmmm...but why not have the OPTION to put Mac on a Windows machine? I'm a Windows-to-Mac convert, but I'm not so elittest to think that the OPTION to put Mac on a PC would compromise my 'uniqueness' as a Mac Guy.

Can't we just all get along?
 
RE1000 said:
I'd rather see OSX stay on Apple hardware. I wouldn't want to run OSX on a PC.
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Macs are PC's!!! Ever since that intel switch the only difference is software, cool looking outer shells, and apples marketing department.

Soylent Green is made of people!!!

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I guess i'm just not a fan of non Apple type builds. I've never seen a built pc that didn't seem "cheaply made" to me.
 
Loki said:
I'd hardly call having a completely separate product a 'monopoly'.
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I didn't say they had a monopoly. I said they had a monopolistic attitude, and that they most certainly do. They want such total integration between iTunes, iPod, the mac, the iPhone and AppleTV that customers will go 100% Apple. That is clearly and obviously their goal.
 
Mike McNeese said:
Hmmm...but why not have the OPTION to put Mac on a Windows machine? I'm a Windows-to-Mac convert, but I'm not so elittest to think that the OPTION to put Mac on a PC would compromise my 'uniqueness' as a Mac Guy.
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Apple makes money selling hardware. If they licensed out their software other companies would undercut their hardware sales and Apple would start to drop like a rock. They tried it in the 90's w/the clones and it nearly tanked the company.

Isaac_Brody said:
Macs are PC's!!! Ever since that intel switch the only difference is software, cool looking outer shells, and apples marketing department.
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Macs have always been PCs (personal computers). :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
Barry_Green said:
They want such total integration between iTunes, iPod, the mac, the iPhone and AppleTV that customers will go 100% Apple. That is clearly and obviously their goal.
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Isn't that every companies goal though? I'm sure the Adobe, Avid, Apple, etc., all have meetings figuring how to get people to use their stuff and not their competitors. Apple has just been doing a better job recently of adapting to changes in the consumer and professional market places than the other guys. I mean, Sony and Panasonic have their fingers in more things than Apple does but sometimes it doesn't seem that way because Apple has come on so strong over the last few years. Of course 5 years from now it could all change again (and probably will).


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As far as a company wanting integration, ya i'm sure almost all companies would love that. Hell, Adobe already did it. Look at their CS3 packages.
 
RE1000 said:
As far as a company wanting integration, ya i'm sure almost all companies would love that. Hell, Adobe already did it. Look at their CS3 packages.
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Software integration is much different than hardware. No one forces you to buy software, and adobe is OS independent. But apple forces you to buy their hardware to use their software.
 
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