Linked by Adam S on Wed 5th Apr 2006 12:57 UTC, submitted by Thomas Ganter
"More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp (for now), you can download a public beta today." My Take: Is this possible? We've been talking about virtualization on Leopard for a few days now, but did anyone see this coming? 
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2006-01-01
Rather than worry about whether Dell is a superior purchase option, you could simply point out that Apple could have released PC BIOS legacy support with a CSM from the start if they had really wanted to, and that this simply brings the reality of Apple's Intel Macs into alignment with the expectations of many when Apple said that it would take no steps to prevent Windows from running on them. Apple is no more a threat to Dell today than it was that day, and this simply rectifies what was a disappointing primary decision on Apple's part.
I think the more obvious reason that this doesn't threaten Dell is that it doesn't replicate all of the "special deals" and other ways in which the typical Dell price is regularly shaved for the consumer. To shave costs from Apple's products you need to be a student or to buy a refurb. Dell seemingly offers some sort of "sale" every day.
Part-hunting for a computer isn't really something normal people want to do at all. And YDL is interested in the PPC.