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Why would you install Windows on a Mac?

To be able to videochat via MSN Messenger with some relatives out of the country that are reluctant to use skype or don't have Macs.
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thejadedmonkey said:
Installing more RAM, or a bigger hard drive, downloading the latest Service Pack, upgrading drivers, Virus cheking programs, Malware programs, Spybot programs, upgrading video/sound cards. These aren't problems?
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I've had to install more RAM in my Mac

I've had to upgrade the HDD in my Mac

I've had to download 10.4.x and 10.5.x updates which are essentailly service packs.

I've had to upgrade drivers in my Mac

I will eventually need virus programs as the marketshare for Macs increases.

I wish I could update my video and sound cards.


Listen, you just bought a computer. Windows or Mac they have a lot in common.
 
I hate to interrupt the discussion, but how do I make a new post? All I can figure out is how to reply to a post.

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Well, I guess it always seems greener on the other side of the fence. :eek:

We all tend to take for granted the good stuff of our current systems and amplify the bad stuff. When we hear about the other side, we tend to hear want we want to hear. And that is usually about the things that makes the other side BETTER than what we have. We also tend to expect that all of the good stuff we like about our own systems are also on the others, too. Sometimes that is the case, often times not.

Again, Thank you to all that have posted to this query. And thank you those who will post and voice their opinion.

And happy computing to you all.
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For my Windowx XP partition I use the include McAfee Security Suite from my COMCAST service. For webrowsing and email I use my MacOSX.
I haven't use an antivirus with my Mac in years.
Just be careful and use common sense in what you do with your computer.
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Once a week I have to use a Stats program that's only available for Windows. I use Fusion to do what I have to, copy the data output from it back into OS X, and do the rest of my work in Leopard. I couldn't stand writing everything up in Windows, too.

I'm not going to buy a PC to run one program. I wish they'd make a Mac version.

Some people use it for games that don't have Mac versions.
 
Jack Flash said:
I will eventually need virus programs as the marketshare for Macs increases.
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That I doubt. Not because I believe that His Jobsness has touched each Mac personally and given his holy blessing to them, but because of how well Apple does software. If there becomes a need for the equivalent of virus protection in OS X, there will be a large span of time (4-5 months, even) between 10.?.x updates in which all known flaws at the time are fixed. It won't be like the iPhone; with hacks to the firmware within the week. It would be months between OS X exploits, during which time Apple engineers would be trolling such related forums and simultaneously patching said exploits.

I know that's how I'd run Apple were there a need for intrusion software protection.
 
Like or not, Windows still dominated the business world. I like OSX for my personal life, but need Windows for my work life. Having them run side-by-side works for me.
 
Tallest Skil said:
That I doubt. Not because I believe that His Jobsness has touched each Mac personally and given his holy blessing to them, but because of how well Apple does software. If there becomes a need for the equivalent of virus protection in OS X, there will be a large span of time (4-5 months, even) between 10.?.x updates in which all known flaws at the time are fixed. It won't be like the iPhone; with hacks to the firmware within the week. It would be months between OS X exploits, during which time Apple engineers would be trolling such related forums and simultaneously patching said exploits.

I know that's how I'd run Apple were there a need for intrusion software protection.
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you realize apple makes the iphone right? your statement makes no sense saying how secure osx is but then point its not like the iphone that gets hacked in a week lol


by the way, NO SOFTWARE IS COMPLETELY FLAWLESS, including good ol' osx

the big thing osx has is that its unix based, but even then, there are probably ways to exploit it
 
Games and sometimes Messenger considering damn ichat does not work half the time when Messenger does with video chat. Pisses me off.
 
I use Windows XP to connect to my workplace. They require us to use Internet Explorer on Windows to download a VPN client, then use remote desktop, instead of just using the Mac-based VPN and RDP clients that are available.

I'm taking an AutoCAD course, and both AutoCAD and the couseware are Windows only.

Both these situations arose well after I bought my MacBook Pro. I like having one of the most flexible computers around.

Oh yes, there are a few games, too. :)
 
methodmano said:
Like or not, Windows still dominated the business world. I like OSX for my personal life, but need Windows for my work life. Having them run side-by-side works for me.
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I'm with this guy, except I don't like to run them side by side (Boot Camp ftw!). Mac OS X is of course my preferred OS and I use it for school and home, but the corporate intranet requires use of the dreaded Microsoft Internet Explorer (I love Camino so much more!) for any applications (i.e. payroll, scheduling, etc.) so having Windows installed is a must. I do like how I can have Vista and Office 2007 on one partition and use the files on it solely for work and yet have another partition that has Mac OS X and Office 2008 and use the files on that partition strictly for school and personal items.
 
I can understand installing windows on a mac for some reasons, but I personally do not need a reason for it yet. I am sure I eventually will, but at the moment I am happy to be away from windows.
 
I had it on my MacBook before I got the HD upgrade and used it to occasionally play some older games.

Now, with my old MB HD in the external drive box I can't boot into Windows, until Apple makes it possible to boot from an external drive, or until I clone the windows partition to my current MB HD.
 
There are still quite a few programmes which are ONLY available in Windows, ones which I need and of course gaming is far superior.
I must admit though viewing Windows in Parallels does make XP look rather sad compaired to OSX :D

I believe it was a very strategic and smart business move by Apple when they made it easier to install Windows on a Mac using Boot Camp. I believe it has attracted hundreds of thousands if not more new converts from PC to Mac.
 
same here... the ONLY reason I'd put Windows on my gleamming little iMac would be to play games... but hey I got an Xbox 360 for that! :cool:
 
Three reasons really:-

1. Gaming

2. MSN for video chatting because no-one I know uses iChat or AIM

3. Testing in IE
 
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