Mike Rochip Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Geeks Run Windows on Mac Two Californians win over $13,000 after getting Microsoft?s operating system to run on an Apple machine. March 16, 2006 Two computer geeks in California won a much-publicized online contest by making the Windows operating system run on Apple?s Intel-powered Macintosh computers, gaining them more than $13,000 in prize money and fans among users who want to use Apple hardware with Microsoft software. redherring.com And to think I was impressed when I got Windows to run on my PC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Heh, people buy a overpriced PC from Apple with Mac OS X then they install Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 17, 2006 Moderators Share Posted March 17, 2006 13 grand? They would've hated my grand prize: "For your ingenious effort here's a complimentary lollipop, balloon, and whoopie cushion." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishmen Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Ive been reading about this story over the last 3-4 days and i keep thinking the same thing, why on earth would you want to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Ive been reading about this story over the last 3-4 days and i keep thinking the same thing, why on earth would you want to? Yeah, I was wondering that too. But I guess it is good if you wish to be able to play some games, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishmen Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Yeah, I was wondering that too. But I guess it is good if you wish to be able to play some games, etc. At first that's whats i thought but to play modern 3d games you will need a driver that can be run on windows but controls apple hardware of which is not available. So a user is stuck to solitaire and minesweeper and these games are not exactly worth the hassle nor are similar games already not available for apples. Edit: There was a prize fund of around $14.000 so i guess it was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Apple hardware, since the transition from G5 to x86, isnt it just ordinary PC hardware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rochip Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 Apple hardware, since the transition from G5 to x86, isnt it just ordinary PC hardware? I would think so, but isn't an iPod ordinary audio hardware? Apple doesn't even want people to think about putting other company's software on their stuff ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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