Is Apple boot camp on Mac OS 10.7 lion ready to support Windows 8 after it is set to release in 2012?
Hello!
Is Apple boot camp on Mac OS 10.7 lion ready to support Windows 8 after it is set to release in 2012?
Thanks!
I think you'll have to wait until one or both of those OS's are actually released to be able to know the answer to this question. Apple put out special Boot Camp updates for Windows7 when it came out. Past performance shows that Apple is on the ball, but nothing is locked in stone at this time.
The only people who could really know the answer to what the beta's are planning are the same people who have signed Non Disclosure Agreements and couldn't say anything here anyway. The rest of us volunteers are not allowed to speculate too much about Apple's plans or design decisions that they have not announced.
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