Heck Re-Freezes - Apple's Boot Camp

[Greg McCoy]

I can't wait for the virtualizaton...it's only a matter of time. I use Virtual PC on my PowerBook G4 quite a bit when I need to try/test something out in Windows. Even though it's slow, it's very convenient to have the ability to manipulate the virtual hardware to do what you want. You can try out different flavors of Linux, totally crash Windows XP and then just reload it from a DVD archive, debug stuff easier, etc. Much easier than dealing with real hardware. When the virtualization is mature on the Intel machines (and the performance penalty is gone), it will be wonderful.

Originally Posted by Andy A.

Just like an Ipod and using Itunes, you are stuck with a proprietary format that is a dead end. With a Mac you are even locked into what hardware upgrades are possible!

This is true in some respects, but I've found that a lot of their stuff is highly standards-based (XML Configuration Files, PDF graphics everywhere, they build everything with a highly compatible variant of GCC, etc.) You might be suprised

Originally Posted by Andy A.

It just blows my mind that finally, after something like 20 years, Apple is opening up it's hardware.

Apple has evolved a lot over the years...it's true that the hardware is probably more open now than it's ever been, but the fact that the hardware that their software can be deployed on is so small contributes to the fact that their computers are integrated so well. I think it's kind of funny that diehard Windows lovers like the hardware so much, like there's a secret to it. Their stuff is just plain simple, uncluttered. The difference is ultimately in the software.

Then again, I might just be an overzealous Apple fanboy.