I have been out of the debate of the new Beta Boot Camp Software from Apple that allows to dual boot an Intel Mac into the Windows environment or Mac OS. (Of course you need to provide a valid copy of Windows.) Or does it?
There have been some reports of the the Beta Boot Camp Software not performing to what it was lived up to do. LINK. Apparently, after you boot to windows on a few systems it will not boot back into Mac OS. Oops.
While I recognize that this is a major problem and should be fixed, it is one of the main reasons that I did not jump at the opportunity to get on board. (The other is that I would need to trade in my ibook for an Intel Mac. Not happening right now.) With all the Beta software this Beta software that out on the web by big and small companies, we forget what the meaning of Beta software is. It does not mean that it will work with all systems in all environments. IE. It has flaws. It is beta. You, the users, are testing software in a larger scale for the company. Use at your own risk. Make backups before installing.
There used to be a time, when I would have jumped at the chance to beta test software. Not to say that I will never Beat test again, I am just now at a point where I want the software to work with as little hassle as possible. I don't want to mess with it to make it work. I guess that is something that has come with age. I don't have the time or the will to use most Beta software.
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