BetaNews | XP Won't Run on Intel MacBook, iMac

Apple Introduces Intel Macs - What about Windows?

On Tuesday, Steve Jobs announced the first Macintosh computers to use Intel processors. The new Imac looks just like the old one, but is twice as fast. The new MacBook Pro replaces the longstanding Powerbook line.

I delayed posting on this to get some word on whether these computers will run windows. I had to wait for an appropriately wonky article to link. I finally found one, and it's linked below. The apparent answer is that Windows EX probably won't run natively because the machines don't have a traditional BIOS. Even though current Windows won't run natively, the smart money is on a hacked work-around within a couple of months. Microsoft's Vista, which is due to replace XP either late this year or early next year will probably run natively on the new Macs.

BetaNews | XP Won't Run on Intel MacBook, iMac