At CeBIT it continues to find them. But without doubt there is a huge part of the world's largest trade fair for information technology in the sign of windows and so on Vista. If you go to CeBIT, take a look over at the Microsoft booth - so quickly is still not fallen from the faith. You will see new, more colorful, and some that you see in Mac OS X already, is praised in Vista, but as a great innovation.


The Mac is - especially in the U.S. - on the rise and a positive effect of increasing market share is steadily growing software market: There is very little of what you can do with Mac OS X. The integration into Windows environments is a problem long ago, the exchange of all types of file formats, of course. But there are still some reasons to use Windows in parallel.


But there are other good reasons to install Windows on the Mac. An often-mentioned is the increased availability of games on your Windows system. Who daddelt happy and much must the Mac often months if not years waiting on a version of his favorite tracks for his system - he installed Windows operating system to play, he also has the larger selection. Providers such asPremiere and T-Online to provide online video stores, Mac OS X users must wait on the other hand, the European launch of a video offered on the iTunes Store. Anyone who uses Windows, is now not only already in the process, he also has the larger selection.


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If you have a lot to work with Windows, you will appreciate the new features in Vista, perhaps, many things you already know from your Mac. For example, there is an overview window, reminiscent of Expose, Widgets stuck on the desktop and Microsoft calls them gadgets. Still, there is little software that only works under Vista and not under one of the predecessors.


Moreover, the decision versus XP Vista also a cost issue. If you already own an XP license and primarily works on Mac OS X, the update will probably save. For new purchases, if you get the discontinued model Windows XP yet commercially available, it is usually at a bargain price.A price worth comparing.


Anyone who uses Windows software - and they may even be as good - or get the user interface nor the appearance that he is used by the Mac. Other keyboard shortcuts and menus can drive on the Mac already been working with Windows users quickly into madness.This is also true in virtualization environments.
Mac fans also know: Every time you buy a software for Windows, the market for Mac software is a little smaller.


With Bootcamp from Apple to install Windows alongside Mac OS X on the Mac. The advantages over a virtualization environment are obvious: The operating system will run faster, 3D games can have all the hardware and limited, they are mainly from the graphics card on your Mac - which is not in any Mac is very powerful. However, it is not a Boot Camp installation simple exchange data between both systems.