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I saw something today that really bothered me.

I went to CompUSA and went to the Mac section, just for the kicks, and all the intel macs were running Windows XP...all the intel macs...

What the ****?! Macs run OSX first and Windows XP second!
There's no way Apple would ever have them like that in their stores...

WTH?!

Hmm... Strange, I haven't seen it on their site. Do you have the link?

novicew said:

Hmm... Strange, I haven't seen it on their site. Do you have the link?

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oh no, not the website, I went to the actual store

that's pretty jacked. But I'm sure there will be a solid amount of people who buy a MBP to run XP simply b/c they like the styling of the MBP...that and they may not want to learn OSX. To each their own.

But when a person buys a MBP becuz it nice looking, at get OS X, what will they do? Well anyone really buying a 2k+ laptop should be able to read the box first

I wonder if that CompUSA is installing xp for free if you but a mac. Also I could see why someone wood buy an iMac to install xp.. it is compact (no cpu((it is in side)). It would be impressed if i walked into my docters office and saw the secritarys using the iMac with xp..

Go around and restart them all in OS X that's what I would do

Benjamindaines said:

Go around and restart them all in OS X that's what I would do

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good idea..

That is kind of weak. I'm sure it's becoming a selling point for the reps on the floor as well. But Apple pays a ton of money for product placement and displays and probably doesn't appreciate ALL the floor models running XP. I could see having one booted into it to show the possibilities but not all of them.

Quick Apple SUE THEM!!!!

Benjamindaines said:

Quick Apple SUE THEM!!!!

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Yes and I would go restart them in OSX also!

I would delete the Windows partition.

most people go in to buy xp machines i guess, just another selling point for them to sell a computer that is x amout more expensive

Wow that is very weird.... maybe apple wanted them to do that because the intel macs running XP is a very big selling point for Apple. Some people need to use XP for buisness

surfwax95 said:

I would delete the Windows partition.

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Indeed

zap2 said:

But when a person buys a MBP becuz it nice looking, at get OS X, what will they do? Well anyone really buying a 2k+ laptop should be able to read the box first

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How now that's the only reason why I bought the MacBook Pro. I liked the look. I have always like the clean look of Apple laptops. But am a Windows guy all the way. I went a whole week before I was able to get XP Pro SP2 install disc to load Windows up and I felt so out of whack using OS X. I put a 20GB/60GB
OS X/XP partition and haven't looked back.

Jon said:

How now that's the only reason why I bought the MacBook Pro. I liked the look. I have always like the clean look of Apple laptops. But am a Windows guy all the way. I went a whole week before I was able to get XP Pro SP2 install disc to load Windows up and I felt so out of whack using OS X. I put a 20GB/60GB
OS X/XP partition and haven't looked back.

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Hey it's your computer you can do whatever you want.

Don't like OS X though? I had windows since I was a little kid and going into college I decided to try apple. Had to get used to it of course but you should really try it out.

I have gotten to know the Apple rep at the local CompuUSA pretty good and visit with him every time I go in. He is your typical Apple guy, doesn't use windows for anything and probably never will. I was talking to him the day boot camp came out, and he said he was loading it on one machine, and also was installing Parallels software on another. His point of view was that it didn't matter what people used the computers for as long as he was selling more of them. I wouldn't want all the Apple's to be booted into Windows, but I see where this could be a fantastic sales strategy for the Apple Reps. Computer buyer walks in to get a new PC, and doesn't know the first thing about Apple. Then he sees this cool looking computer and walks over to it, but instead of being some OS he has no idea about and walking away, it is simply a stylish Window's PC. He sticks around, Apple rep walks over, they talk about all the new benefits of having this setup, customer sees the light, buys imac, Apple sales go up, and customer is happy. Win win situation for everybody.

Last week I visited my local small Apple Store. Told the dood there I know about the post here on CompUSA and all the Intel Macs in Windows. He pulled out his 2.16Ghz Mac Book Pro and held down Option and booted into XP. Said he has it installed in case a customer is interested it needing XP along with OSX and for the ocasional time when he might need XP compatibility.

It was strange seeing XP on the Mac but it ran great.

Just strolled into my local CompUSA and not a single Mac running XP... of course the Apple rep was there so who knows what evil was done in his absence.