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Apple Stock Jumps w/ News that Windows Can Now Run on a Mac

Posted on 07 April 2006 by Tommy

Apple Boot Camp

Apple, yesterday unveild “Boot Camp” A beta test software that will allow you to dual boot windows and OSX on a Mac. This software is still in its early stages of development and may still be unstable. You can download it to test at the moment however; the test software will expire and become unstable after September 2007. Apple plans to feature the new Boot Camp software in its upcoming version of Mac OSX 10.5 code-named “Leopard.”

System Requirements

Boot Camp requires an Intel-based Mac with a USB keyboard and mouse, or a built-in keyboard and TrackPad; Mac OS X version 10.4.6 or later; the latest firmware update; at least 10GB of free space on the startup disk; a blank recordable CD or DVD; and single-disc version of Windows XP Home Edition or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later.

On a second note did anyone notice Apple’s stock upon releasing the news, boys did I miss out. Wall Street predicts the move by Apple to allow Windows to boot will boost worldwide market share from 3 to 4 percent. It’s stock had realized gains of over 10 percent bring its marketing$57.04 billion (an increase of more than $5.1 billion).

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