Why doesn't Bootcamp support anything other than Windows?

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Isn't it about time Apple opened up Bootcamp to allow other operating systems to be run on Mac hardware? Let's face it - do we really owe Bill Gates any more money? Earth to Tim Cook - open your eyes!!!!
 
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Boot Camp was designed specifically for Windows. Most (other) OS's work fine with Apple hardware.
 
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Coz that is the way it is made.
 
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You don't need Bootcamp to instal LinuxMint 17 or Ubuntu or even the less compatible Chrome OS. Even Windows can be setup using a Virtual Box or Dual boot system. Apple just came up with Bootcamp as an easier way to do it from the macOS partition.
 

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