No Vista on Mac's horizon

[Frisch]

One of the big obstacles is that although both the Macintosh OS and Windows now use Intel chips, the two operating systems have different ways of booting up.

Mac fans have held out considerable hope that the next version of Windows would be easier to load on Macs than Windows XP, because like Mac OS X, Vista will use Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) to aid the boot process. Older versions of Windows have used Basic Input Output System (BIOS).

Link (http://news.com.com/No+Vista+on+Macs+horizon/2100-1006_3-6048250.html)

[speed bump]

Mac fans have held out considerable hope that the next version of Windows would be easier to load on Macs than Windows XP, because like Mac OS X, Vista will use Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) to aid the boot process. Older versions of Windows have used Basic Input Output System (BIOS).

That has to be the craziest thing I have ever read. Mac users wanting Windows.

[IYP]

heh, that lasted long enough

[[XC] leviathan18]

vista wont support EFI...

[Frisch]

vista wont support EFI...
Almost true.


However, Apple Senior Software Architect Cameron Esfahani said that his understanding is that only 64-bit versions of Vista will support EFI. To this point, all of the Intel Macs have used 32-bit chips.

[antipop]

Well now that the XP can be installed, i don't see why vista will pose much of a problem

[vengance_01]

Yup Mac books are Vista ready:)