Peter, I figured you probably knew this, and that (upon second-guessing myself) what you meant was through a third-party seller. But I thought I'd make sure it was understood by all involved, just in case.
Have a great day and weekend! Samuel I. Beard, Jr. Technical Writer OI Analytical 979 690-1711 Ext. 222 sbeard at oico.com -----Original Message----- From: knowhowpro at gmail.com [mailto:knowhow...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Peter Gold Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:12 PM To: Sam Beard Cc: Sarah O'Keefe; framers at frameusers.com Subject: Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions Thanks for clarifying this, Sam. I was thinking of non-Apple Mac resellers who pre-install Windows for their customers, or sell a virtual product and a Windows version with their MacTels. The Mad resellers are barred from selling XP just as the PC resellers are. On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Sam Beard <sbeard at oico.com> wrote: > Peter, > > Just to clarify, you CAN'T buy a Mac with Windows XP. At least, not > directly configured that way from Apple. A third-party store might be > selling one with some virtualization software to go along with XP. > Although, with Boot Camp, I suppose there COULD be a store selling one > with Windows pre-installed and NO virtualization software included. > Still, Apple doesn't promote this as something available at their stores > or via the Web, AFAIK. Regards, Peter __________________ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices