Windows on a Mac
Slashdot commentator on Windows on a Mac:
“We’ve figured out how to put an inferior OS on more expensive hardware! That way, we can have both the frustrations of Windows and pay out of the ass for Mac. Everybody wins!”
And here’s Joy of Tech’s take. Click the pic for the entire cartoon.
It reminds me of my experience of installing Linux on a Mac a few years ago — which was, “great, now what?”
Another Slashdot poster has a good point about Windows-running Macs being attractive to businesses — they won’t:
“First, dual boot is a myth, it is damn annoying and so counterproductive. Most people dont realise that until they actually experiment it, it’s hype now, but all Linux users know it’s a pain, and I know from experience that a dual boot Windows/Linux means one thing… Windows 90% of the time. Vmware and others solutions are the way to go for people who need Windows professionaly for a given application, I can’t wait for a Mac OS X version. Second, some people try to makes us believe that companies will buy Apple PC to their employees now that they can run Windows, yeah right, serious manager will buy more expensive hardware, plus a Windows licence, so that their employees can have an Apple design and the joy of using Mac OS X out of the office… “
Leander Kahney is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: 
