Microsoft, Apple Sign 5-Year Software Pact

[Nomad559]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10794396/from/RS.3/

Apple Computer Inc. won't thwart users from loading Microsoft's Windows operating system onto its new Intel-based Macintosh computers _ but don't expect Apple to start offering a Mac running Windows.

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, said in an interview Tuesday that the company won't sell or support Windows itself, but also hasn't done anything to preclude people from loading Windows onto the machines themselves.

[realisticphish]

1. unless dell or gateway

sets it up so OSX can be installed on their computers, i say fuck that.

but, i guess Apple makes far more from hardware than software, and this opens up a new market

[politicat]

2. yet another reason why this mac is my last mac.

Apple + Intel is just BSD on well designed hardware and their customer service is deteriorating.

If/when this machine dies, I'll go to Linux.