You Really Can Have It All (Sometimes) - XP Now Officially Runs on MacBook Pro

Let the rush to the Apple Store begin. Apple has officially released a public beta of "Boot Camp," allowing owners of the Intel-based MacBook pro to dual boot Windows XP.

CUPERTINO, California—April 5, 2006—Apple® today introduced Boot Camp, public beta software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP. Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac®, and once installation is complete, users can restart their computer to run either Mac OS® X or Windows XP. Boot Camp will be a feature in “Leopard,” Apple’s next major release of Mac OS X, that will be previewed at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in August.

For Mac users like myself this is a VERY tempting reason to upgrade to a MacBook Pro. In my personal life, I use nothing but Macs. At work I'm forced to live with XP due to various internal applications we use on a regular basis. In addition, I travel frequently and always get stuck taking my bulky work laptop and leaving my sexy Mac behind. Now I'll be able to do it all with one machine. Oh, if only I could convince my "financial planner" (i.e. spouse) to go along. More from the NY Times.

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