Last week I bought a MacBook Pro because I can now use Windows XP on it as well. I had to wait so long, since I need Windows only for 4 applications, that do not exist in Mac and probably will never be.

Many people do now write on how to install Windows on the Mac. I would like to focus on one thing that is also important. What software do you need on your Windows installation besides the ones you really have to install (the ones that don’t exist on Mac).

Besides that I think it is hard to tell which software you will NEED – but you can make a list of software you DO NO NEED (on your Windows installation).
- DVD Player
- PDF Reader
- different browsers
- CD/DVD burning software
- Printer driver
- …

The reason behind that is, the more software you have available on Windows the less likely you need to switch to Mac – but isn’t that what you wanted to do?

Over the last weeks a lot of hackers have tried to run Windows on a Mac. Finally, one managed to overcome the issues and let it run. A big relief for a lot of Windows user’s how want to switch but still are stuck with some Windows applications.

Now, Apple has released Bootcamp, an application that guides your through the steps to create a Windows XP boot disk and then install it on an Intel-Mac. Whoever thought about that and decided to do that is a genious.

I expect the hardware sales for Apple to be phenomenal, and hope to see a MacBook (without Pro) soon (I predict around beginning of July, latest for the APD in August). Meanwhile I have to wait or buy a Mac Mini.

If you look at the site there are some nice comments. Michael Heilemann already mentioned some quotes. My favourite is

But with Boot Camp, the Mac can operate smoothly in both centuries.

and also

option key [...] (That’s the “alt” key for you longtime Windows users