“Even though Windows 8.1 is not Microsoft’s most-popular PC operating system at this point — Windows 7 takes that title — Apple has decided it should be the only choice users of the new Mac Pro can have in Boot Camp,” Mihaita Bamburic reports for BetaNews.
“This may come as a surprise, considering Windows 8.1’s low adoption among PC users, but the company’s decision is to be expected,” Bamburic reports. “Boot Camp gradually drops support for older versions of Windows in newer Macs, as shown by the software’s support page.”
Bamburic reports, “As a result, the Boot Camp support page lists the 64-bit Windows 8.1 as the sole Microsoft-branded OS it supports, for the late-2013 Mac Pro.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Old Tech” for the heads up.]