“Apple has begun warning users that its beta Boot Camp software for running Windows on an Intel-based Mac will expire at the end of October,” MacNN reports.
Apple “last week posted a technical support document indicating that some versions of the beta software have already expired and that the latest version will expire when Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard ships in October,” MacNN reports.
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D’oh!!!!!
Hopefully this means that OS X “Longhorn” will be ready for release soon.
Just my $0.02
Let the whining and lawsuits begin!
So we are gonna be forced to upgrade to Leopard version 1.0 which is sure to be ridden with initial bugs?
That sucks..
I usually like to wait at least a couple of months before upgrading OS to make sure bugs are worked out, yet I rely on boot camp for accessing my Windows/IE ONLY real estate/MLS websites..
I got my first BOD on Windows Vista running in Boot Camp. Of course it was the first time I’d even RUN Vista. Yes, it took less than 2 hrs to experience my first Vista system crash.
It’s October!!!! Where’s fricken Leopard already? Is Apple going to wait to the last final second of October? I’m sure they will.
From what I’ve heard so far, Leopard is not even close to being ready..
I sure hope Apple doesn’t declare Gold Master on a bug infested build..
I’d happily wait for these kinks to be worked out, especially if I’m gonna lose Boot Camp beta on Tiger.
thank god i gave up Windoze ages ago….
f**k up
Geez what’s with the complaining. Boot Camp is a beta…it was always called a beta. Donna don’t you think the Leopard version 1.0 as you call it will be at least as good as Boot Camp. That’s what it’s sort of born from
Peter,
The only reason I use Boot Camp is because I have to. I’m a real estate agent and all of the work related websites I need to access on a daily basis do not work on any Mac browser, so I must use Windows. I’ve been complaining for years, but it does me no good as I am the only Mac agent in my office. No one in the IS dept. seems to care that I’m not supported..
Apart from my real estate websites, I use OSX for everything else. Of course I’ve planned on upgrading to Leopard, but not on day one. I want to make sure things are running smooth first and they rarely do on version 1.0 of a new OS.
Can’t wait for all the whining over this one.
I bet the folks at Parallels are happy!
How do drivers expire?
Wouldn’t Parallels or VMware be easier for that?
R2,
You don’t have to wait. It has already begun.
I never tried Boot Camp, but I’d sugest parallels if you need Windows for working purposes. I never tested it for gaming, though.
BTW, I finally got NextStep working on Parallels!
MORE CRYBABY, WHINING ASS VICTIMS AGAIN, RIGHT.
Any tech savvy guys out there?
Try opening this link on a Mac Browser. This is where my problems begin.. Why is the user name field so small? I can log in. But once I’m in, I can’t scroll, or change the dates or forward any listings.. The list goes on and on of what I CAN’t do on this site and these MLS listings are my bread and butter.
I wish it would work on a Mac!
http://server1.mirealsource.com/homescape2/homescape_non.php
@iMaki
“It’s October!!!! Where’s fricken Leopard already? Is Apple going to wait to the last final second of October? I’m sure they will.”
Leopard will be release Oct. 26th @ 6:00pm
In all fairness, it’s not Apple’s fault that some people have chosen to “rely” on boot camp, despite its beta status, and up-front warning that it will expire when Leopard is released. Apple stated that from day 1.
But I’m almost positive there will be a backlash over this, filled with whining and disinformation.
If you need Windows/IE for certain things, and you don’t want to immediately upgrade to Leopard, then I’d suggest looking into other options, like Parallels or VMWare. They’re both reasonably priced, work with your existing Boot Camp drive partition, and have trial versions you can download to determine which to purchase.
But please don’t complain about this like you had no idea it was gonna happen. We’ve known about this for months.
Yes Donna, I understand that some segments of the populace are still tethered to the Windows mess. But why would you force yourself to having to reboot constantly to change between platforms, especially when so little of what you use your computer for is Windows-centric.
Why not go with a much simpler and elegant solution like Parallels or Fusion?
Willie G, I’m not sure what you mean. What is this?
Seems from the article that the expirations will be of the assistant, and that BC will continue to run.
This is actually a good sign that Leo is on the way for October.
The seeds aren’t all that bad. Not GM, but not bad.
I wonder if Tiger users will be cut off as a means to drive them to 10.5. It’s perfectly acceptable beta->release behavior, though annoying. I have my doubts, though.
And there are other alternatives. That plus the fact that the Win drivers are easy to come by and have no version expiration, AFAIK.
Donna:
That link works fine for me in Firefox 2.0.0.7.
It did take a few seconds to load though..