Apple announced yesterday that it was disabling installation and withdrawing support and updating for the Windows-enabling feature in Tiger called Boot Camp effective December 31, 2007.
Boot Camp allows Mac users to install and double-boot to Windows from their Intel Macs. But before you Tiger users panic, don’t worry, your Windows partitions will be fine and usable past the 31st, just don’t count on Apple updating it or supporting your use any more past the deadline, and you won’t also be able to install it again anytime in 2008 or beyond.
At least in Tiger, anyway. This is because in Mac OS 10.4, Boot Camp was just in beta, and the beta period is expiring at the end of the year. Of course, in 10.5, or Leopard, Boot Camp is a full-fledged, fully enabled feature that is part of the OS, so if you want to continue your travails with Microsoft Windows on a Mac, now would be a great time to upgrade. Apple says
With the introduction of Leopard, the Boot Camp Beta program has ended. The Boot Camp Beta software will expire on December 31, and Apple won’t offer further updates of Boot Camp Beta for Mac OS X Tiger.”
Just a heads-up.
November 30th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Hi Adel,
I have been reading your blog for quite some time now because I have been previously contemplating in switching to a Mac.
Yesterday, I did just that and boy this really is a great machine. It’s the very definition of easy computing and worry free multi-tasking.
Oh and may I just say windows xp looks better inside a mac :D.