A few questions from a recently admitted student...

idad
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:58:19 +0000

The professors are wrong. What they likely mean is that some programs only run on Windows and not OS X.

Yes, one must install Windows on a Mac. Once installed, those programs will run just fine. One can then choose to boot into Windows or OS X. No other program needs to be purchased, and the Windows Apps run natively, often faster than on a comparable PC (at least according to reviews in PC magazine).

One can also purchase an emulator such as Parallels, and run both at the same time. There may or may not be a loss of speed using this method. What is lacking in the PC is the ability to run all that great OS X software not available for Windows. One cannot install OS X on a PC, so one is limiting one’s software choice.

Disclaimer: I do not (unfortunately) own any Apple stock. I do own (well, in part) a software development firm that does cross platform development. I really don’t care much what computer one uses, I just like it when people get the right info.

As to holiday iPad sales, I just read where Apples manufacturer, Foxxcon, is increasing capacity 10,000 units a day, so it sounds like they plan on selling quite a few of them.:)