There's a lot of hype right now about Web 2.0. This is a way for Microsoft to take control of the noise.
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Once an individual or company makes an investment in Windows, buys the software, and continues to spend money on upgrades, it will not suddenly shift to Mac.Joe Wilcox
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You have a number of scenarios that open up that didn't before for the enterprise. Imagine an outfit that's doing CAD computer aided design work. Most of the good CAD programs run in Windows. For a shop that might want to use Mac OS for many other things, the ability to boot into Windows could be very convenient.
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