April Fool’s: Apple Software to Run Windows

Leander Kahney ()

Apple's Boot Camp

What a shame Apple didn’t release Boot Camp — it’s new software for installing Windows on an Intel Mac — on April 1. What a surprise that would have been.

When I saw the news this morning — via email from an acquaintence — I thought it was a tardy April Fool’s joke.

One curious thing about Appe’s Boot Camp page: it’s entirely in black and white, except for the Mac OS smiley face logo in a screenshot towards the bottom of the page. The Windows logo is conspicuously monochrome.

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Leander Kahney

is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: Inside Steve’s Brain, the New York Times bestseller about Steve Jobs; Cult of Mac; and Cult of iPod. Leander has written for Wired, MacWeek, Scientific American, and The Guardian in London. Follow Leander on Twitter @lkahney and Facebook.

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  • sinisterdesign

    yeah, i the Windows “logo” is just representative, i’m sure for liscensing reasons.

    looking fwd to the next PowerMac update! i’ll have to track down a Windows install disc to play some games & test websites.

  • axel

    Why is this article filed under iPod

  • http://www.yeahfi.com Henk Kleynhans

    I’m won over! I think this is going to make all the difference! It’s the tipping point! I’m selling out!

    Am I stark raving mad?

    See my post, “How to Convert a Hardcore PC user into a Mac Fanatic”: http://www.yeahfi.com/2006/04/how-to-convert-hardcore-pc-user-into.html

  • rlpm

    After installing the firmware update and boot camp (didn’t run boot camp assistant), it booted off the most recent Vista. I haven’t had time to backup my system, so I didn’t install vista, but it boots from the latest image!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/53574906@N00/123865414/

  • salty seagull

    good bye dell. good bye sony. good bye gateway.

    hello (again) apple – you’re now the hybrid machine of the future.