Bootcamp Switchers

[senne]

Maybe a bit early, but you never know. Who has switched because of Bootcamp?

[dmetzcher]

No, but I have a friend who stated that he would now totally consider it.

[diablojota]

My girlfriend is now considering switching because of this. She needs to use SPSS and AMOS (as do I) and they only work under Windows. So this gives her the last little oomph to buy a Mac now that her Dell laptop is crapping out.

[Thank The Cheese]

if you are "switching" because of boot camp, you're not really switching at all IMO. Maybe, in time, you MIGHT end up slowly using the Mac partition more than the Windows, but IF that happens it would be a very gradual process, not a "switch" as such.

but despite my nitpicking, an interesting post. I too would be interested to know how many ppl have bought a Mac mainly for Boot Camp.

[texanpenguin]

Originally Posted by diablojota

My girlfriend is now considering switching because of this. She needs to use SPSS and AMOS (as do I) and they only work under Windows. So this gives her the last little oomph to buy a Mac now that her Dell laptop is crapping out.

http://www.spss.com/spss_mac/

SPSS definitely works on Macs; we have it at Uni

[fryke]

I'd consider them switchers alright - as long as they start using Mac OS X for more than just "interest in the OS", too.

[dmetzcher]

Originally Posted by Thank The Cheese

if you are "switching" because of boot camp, you're not really switching at all IMO. Maybe, in time, you MIGHT end up slowly using the Mac partition more than the Windows, but IF that happens it would be a very gradual process, not a "switch" as such.

I started to write that I disagree with you, but I couldn't really buy my own argument, so I guess I more or less agree. I will say that it doesn't matter, however, if they switch over all at once, or get the Mac, run Windows, and then switch over gradually. You could argue that they are not really switchers, but you could argue that in my case, too (and in many others), since I haven't completely switched over. I still maintain a Windows machine, and use it for a few things, but spend as little time on it as possible. I still use another Windows machine for work, because it's required, else I'm not getting on their network.

The thing is, I don't think that people are going to buy a Mac and just run Windows on it, spening most of their day in that OS. Perhaps I'm biased, but I don't see how they would (1) spend that kind of money on a new machine just to run Windows (you can call Alienware if you need a powerful gaming machine), or (2) resist the Mac OS, once they've used it a few times. I think the number of people who will buy a Mac just to run Windows because they think the hardware looks great will be low, at least at first.

[Mikuro]

Well, there are two kinds of Windows users who might buy a Mac because of Boot Camp. There's the kind that just wants a Windows PC, and there's the kind that wants to really switch but couldn't justify it before without the safety net. With Boot Camp, you're not committed to the switch; if it doesn't work out, it makes a great Windows PC, too. Nobody wants to spend $1000 on something they might find worthless.