Like everyone else, I was very interested in Apple’s announcement of Boot Camp this morning. I give it a thumbs-up, if only because it’s an option, and options are good. I think it’s a positive sign that Apple isn’t afraid to put Windows XP next to Mac OS X on the same box. (Imagine the converse - Microsoft putting Windows XP next to Mac OS X on their boxes - if Microsoft made computers. I seriously doubt it would ever happen.) However, while I think Boot Camp is a nifty option, I don’t really think it’ll change things much.
Certainly there is some subset of (loud) technically proficient users (who seem to excel at making their presence known all over the Internet, but are virtually non-existent in real life) who have a need to dual boot XP and X on the same machine for one niche reason or another. To those people, I say, go for it, and good luck to you. Enjoy your dual boot machines.
For everyone else, I say, what’s the big deal? I can’t see a typical computer user (that’s computer, not Mac or Windows) finding this of much value, or alternately, worth the trouble. Imagine the following exchange in your local Apple store next week:
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