14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has a few suggestions for users when it comes down to the operating systems that you can naturally associate with Apple's Mac computers. And with little surprise, the platforms are nothing more than a selection of the Redmond company's own products. Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows Home Server are all designed to integrate seamlessly with Apple's machines. Of course that this is nothing more than the natural evolution of the Windows operating system, going beyond the PC. But Microsoft is by no means alone in the struggle of getting Windows on Mac, as Apple has also grown its hardware products over the boundaries of a proprietary platform.
The latest Microsoft operating system to be advertised for Mac computers is none other than Windows Home Server. Microsoft has redesigned the official Windows Home Server nook on the company's website, and a Mac got lost in the refresh. The image at the bottom, taken from here, reads "there's a perfect Windows Home Server product for every home." A perfect Windows Home Server for the perfect family and the perfect home, and the perfect... well you get the idea. The actual Windows Home Server product is nowhere to be seen, as original equipment manufacturers are months away from releasing them, although prototypes are floating about.
Still, users will have a crack at perfection, children playing with their Teddy bears, moms reading and the dads playing with their Apple MacBook computers. Pure perfection... "The Windows Home Server web site was updated to a new look and feel, and over the next few weeks/months additional content, links and other great stuff will be added to the site. The new look and feel and site map is close to being finalized. The home page, now has pages for: Home Users, Enthusiasts, Partners, Developers, and Press ...to help different people quickly find what they are looking for," revealed Todd Headrick, the product planner for the Microsoft Windows Home Server.
Now Charlie Kindel, General Manager, Windows Home Server, has already confirmed that the Macbook Pro makes a pretty good Windows Vista laptop, and that Mac is a pretty nice Windows Vista PC. But Apple also got in on the action claiming that Vista blazes when running on a Mac. And the truth of the matter is that both 32-bit XP and Vista can be experienced on the Mac via Boot Camp. And there is still time to try Windows before Leopard hits in October.
