Re: Apple "Invents" The Boot Loader!

In article <JKx_f.46012$_S7.23475@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, John
Slade <hhitman86@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think with Boot Camp, Apple is trying to establish itself as a viable
choice for a Windows XP user.
That's right; Apple is not saying they think people need Windows, they
are just removing a barrier to choosing a Mac.

Then as they start to sell more computers to
Windows users, those users will power on their computers and have OS X
installed with the option to boot to Windows. This could help those users
switch or just use OS X part time. This could really open up the market for
OS X. That would be great. It would force Microsoft and Apple to produce
better products in the long run.
This is a very important point: direct comparison by the same user is
going to make consumers demand more from products. That's a huge
benefit for customers that are not being served very well by a powerful
company.

What would help this is apps and games being put out exclusively for OS
X or Windows XP/Vista. They could clean up. Look at the game Halo 2. It's
only going to run on Vista for Windows users. The popularity of that game
will cause many people to buy Vista or at least download it. ;)
To my mind, that's cheating. AFAIK, all of the technology Halo 2 will
use is going to be available and running under XP. Surely any software
components not yet in XP could just be added by the installer.
For those who think Microsoft isn't pushing Vista with this news,
here's a quote from the Halo 2 news:
"Windows Vista will help bring clarity to our customers and help them
get more out of their personal computing experience, allowing them to
focus on what matters most to them," it says several times in the same
announcement.
.

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