Now that Mac's can run Windows are we going to see the end of Apples OS X? Read about how the effect the new Intel chips are going to have on Apples operating system.
After reading Abhinav's response "Windows Always Rules" to my "Why Switch To Mac" article, my first response was to say "If everyone else jumped off a bridge would you?" because in my opinion thats just what using Windows is.
If you jump off a bridge the fall may be kind of fun, but in the end you're going to crash and burn. The same goes for Windows, while operating system may be easy (like falling), in the end you'll realize it may have not been the best idea, and you're going to crash.
In his article he attempted to fight for the Windows operating system, I feel like that article only strengthens my point that Mac's are superior computer system. I think my original article didn't do Macs enough justice so in my next series of articles I will attempt to address each of Abhinav's points and go a littler more in depth about Mac and what it has to offer. Last Week we talked about Security. This weeks topic: Intel.
In his article Abhinav states that he thinks Intel chips will be the beginning of the end of OS X. (Insert hysterical laughter here)
Apple initially did not want Windows to be able to be run on the Intel Powered Macs. The intention upon using an Intel chip was to make a faster, cooler running system NOT a system to run Windows.
Windows makes computers more vulnerable to spyware, virus's etc. The only reason Apple released Boot Camp to allow users to install Windows onto the Intel Macs was because so many other people were developing their own software to do so. They would rather have users using software they created and know to be well written, than code written by hackers and downloaded off the net.
When you run Windows on your Intel Powered Mac using the dual boot feature, the Windows side of your computer will be venerable to the same virus etc that you regular Windows machines would be. Apples security lies in its operating system.
One New York Times reporter wrote a pretty good article about the war between OS X and Windows. I highly recommend watching the video element that goes along with the article. It sheds a lot of light on the Intel Mac and what you can and cannot expect when running Windows on it.
