Apple to charge for BootCamp? - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 23rd Jan 2007, 07:42

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/01..._for_bootcamp/

DougEdey · 23rd Jan 2007, 07:51

They should include it for free with a system purchase or a tiny miniscule charge of $1

Buzzons · 23rd Jan 2007, 08:36

cant you use VMware to boot Mac in a linux/windows environment anyway? (and vmware is free..)

plagio · 23rd Jan 2007, 08:41

well, isn't vmware virtualization only ? With bootcamp you can boot your mac with windows period.
I quote Doug, it should be included in the OS.

GreatOldOne · 23rd Jan 2007, 09:09

It will come free with the next major release of OSX - 10.5 (Leopard).

I can't understand the fuss being made over it. Is it because it's Apple doing it? Lots of companies put out free beta software, and then start charging for it when the 'full' version is released...

Anyhow - If you want to keep using it with Tiger, you can either stick with the free 'beta' version or stump up the reddies for the full version of bootcamp. Like the news article says, $29 isn't a lot - and you'd expect to pay for other utilities of this kind - Parallels costs more than this.

I for one will be buying a full monty copy of Leopard, so I don't care.

DXR_13KE · 23rd Jan 2007, 16:37

that is a good price for the type of the software, as long as it is not like.... 100$ and then 100£ in the UK i am fine with it.

DarkReaper · 23rd Jan 2007, 18:53

Seems fair enough. $30 is a tiny price when you're dropping 10 times that much on the OS, and once leopard comes with new macs it'll be a moot point anyhow.

belchMELCH · 23rd Jan 2007, 22:45

uh... i dont think they cost that much anymore. dem MacBooks are reasonable. i think i'll get one when the leopard is @ .1 but hey i guess if someone did spend that much on a laptop already then wuts $30US?

if u'r a cheapy like me. hawaii's not a cheap place to live... then of course i prefer free... but i can see if bootcamp is charged seperately if one doesnt purchase Leopard. anyway, i have a vested interest in AAPL stock so...go ahead and add to that revenue. especially since i'm still using a powerbook G4

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23rd Jan 2007, 18:53	#7
DarkReaper Alignment: Sarcastic Good Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belfast, NI Posts: 1,750	Seems fair enough. $30 is a tiny price when you're dropping 10 times that much on the OS, and once leopard comes with new macs it'll be a moot point anyhow. __________________ Yeah, God could have created the Earth 6000 years ago with less than a blink, and set out all the evidence to the contrary just to confuse us. Personally I think that blowing up an entire universe on a timescale of billions of years to create the specific people He wanted has far more style

23rd Jan 2007, 08:36	#3
Buzzons Mod Master Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,086	cant you use VMware to boot Mac in a linux/windows environment anyway? (and vmware is free..)

23rd Jan 2007, 08:41	#4
plagio Multimodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 140	well, isn't vmware virtualization only ? With bootcamp you can boot your mac with windows period. I quote Doug, it should be included in the OS.

23rd Jan 2007, 22:45	#8
belchMELCH What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hawaii Posts: 1	2300 for a laptop? uh... i dont think they cost that much anymore. dem MacBooks are reasonable. i think i'll get one when the leopard is @ .1 but hey i guess if someone did spend that much on a laptop already then wuts $30US? if u'r a cheapy like me. hawaii's not a cheap place to live... then of course i prefer free... but i can see if bootcamp is charged seperately if one doesnt purchase Leopard. anyway, i have a vested interest in AAPL stock so...go ahead and add to that revenue. especially since i'm still using a powerbook G4