MacBook Pro now runs Windoze natively.......Is this an April Fools joke?

I just woke up and saw the news that Apple has released it's tentatively titled Boot Camp letting users of any intel-based Macintosh run the Windoze OS.
Somebody, say it ain't so!
MacBook Pro 2GHz, PowerBook G4, PowerMac G4   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  
MacBook Pro 2GHz, PowerBook G4, PowerMac G4   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

Have you seen anything about having to create a
separate partion to do this?
You do, but it is created on the fly, so you don't need to reinstall OS X.
The software also helps you set aside hard drive space for the Windows installation, without moving any of your Mac files around. Just drag the intuitive slider to choose the size that’s right for you. Boot Camp also helps you remove the Windows partition, should you so desire.
From: http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
iFelix

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    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
      1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
      8 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
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      BANK 1/DIMM0
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      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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      OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 1:16:59
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      TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 748.93 GB (377.07 GB free)
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      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
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              Amazon MP3 Downloader:          Version: INFO_PLIST_VERSION - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
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              Auto backup: YES
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                  37%          prl_vm_app
                  10%          WindowServer
                   9%          Google Chrome
                   1%          hidd
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              115 MB          Google Chrome
              82 MB          Google Chrome Helper
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              70 MB          Microsoft Word
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              782 MB          Active RAM
              718 MB          Inactive RAM
              1.50 GB          Wired RAM
              23.02 GB          Page-ins
              1.21 GB          Page-outs

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  • MacBook Pro is running slow. Can someone look at this report?

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    MacBook Pro is running very slow. Most of it happens within the Apple applications, such as Mail, Safari, Pages, etc., but there has been a noticeable decrease in performance.
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    Report generated March 4, 2015 at 10:53:08 PM CST
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        1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
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            BANK 0/DIMM0
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            BANK 1/DIMM0
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        Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]
        Java  [Click for support]
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        Skip System Files: NO
        Auto backup: YES
        Volumes being backed up:
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        Destinations:
            TimeMachineBackup [Network]
            Total size: 1.92 TB
            Total number of backups: 9
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            Last backup: 2015-02-13 14:37:49 +0000
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            51%    SophosAVAgent
            20%    WindowServer
             4%    DesktopServicesHelper
             4%    Finder
             2%    SophosUIServer
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        369 MB    Safari
        335 MB    Finder
        232 MB    mds_stores
        198 MB    SophosAVAgent
        189 MB    SophosScanD
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        1.12 GB    Free RAM
        3.86 GB    Active RAM
        2.20 GB    Inactive RAM
        1.40 GB    Wired RAM
        13.73 GB    Page-ins
        795 KB    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Mar 4, 2015, 06:23:34 PM    Self test - passed

    From the report;
            /Library/Extensions
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        [loaded]    com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
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            51%    SophosAVAgent
            20%    WindowServer
             4%    DesktopServicesHelper
             4%    Finder
             2%    SophosUIServer
    Remove Sophos.
    http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120838.aspx
    Best.

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                        Microsoft Foutenrapportage:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
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