How can I download windows onto a MAcbook Pro if it is not even in the app store?

How can I download windows onto a macbook pro if it is not even offered at the app store?

tlynch58 wrote:
How can I download windows onto a macbook pro if it is not even offered at the app store?
Am I the only one that see's the walled garden horror in that statement?
Go to a Office type store or online and buy a copy of Windows  7 Home Basic, Home or Pro  (whatever) and stick the 64bit DVD into the computer.
You'll have to first learn about Bootcamp  if your going to want to dual boot, it's complex and a hassle, but gives full hardware performance.
https://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Another way is to first install VMFusion, Parallels or VirtualBox and then install Windows into that, Windows runs like a file in a window on OS X. You can run Windows programs in that, but it's not as powerful as BootCamp method, but more convenient for most normal (non-hardware taxing) programs.

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