Monday was the last day on which Windows XP will be sold as a boxed product or licensed to PC manufacturers.
Microsoft got where it is today through its influence over manufacturers. It no longer has the control it once enjoyed.
A Macintosh enthusiast has apparently managed to load Windows XP on an Intel Mac, nabbing a nearly US$14,000 prize.
Phone manufacturers aren't the only ones interested in Google's Android software, with the chipmaker looking for alternative software to run on its Mobile Internet Device project.
Microsoft has reportedly set strict limitations on the specifications of the cheap subnotebooks that can carry its Windows XP operating system.
So Apple has launched Boot Camp, which is a piece of software that allows its customers to choose between Windows XP and OS X when booting up. But if you have OS X, why would you downgrade?
There are some strings attached to running Microsoft's OS on a Mac -- including Windows security risks, Apple says.
The next version of Windows will grade performance. You'll have to decide whether to buy a new hard drive.
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Since Mac and Windows OSes now run on Intel-based hardware, shouldn't it be easy to run both on the same computer?
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