Can I install Windows 8 in my new MacbookPro. Its running Mountain Lion

I have just bought a new macbook pro with Mounitain Lion and want to install windows 8. Are they compatible. If so do I just follow the bootcamp instructions
thanks

Apple has not released a Driver package for Win 8 yet. So it would be better to install Windows 7 in a Boot Camp partition.
But if you really want to install Win 8 do a Google search for "Install Win 8 in Boot Camp" and see what problems you may encounter.

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