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Apple Stops Supporting Windows 7 in Boot Camp on New MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Models

Kaibelf said:
People can complain all they want, but it's not Apple's job to coddle people who use a legacy (and face it, it IS legacy) piece of software from a direct competitor. Why should they?
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While I agree with your general sentiment, I wouldn't exactly call Microsoft a direct Apple competitor these days.

It seems like subscription software is their future and in that world iOS and Mac OS will soon be Microsoft's best buds.
 
Come on Mac Rumors, you should know that's not how Bootcamp works. You don't need Bootcamp to install Windows on a Mac, Bootcamp is just a partitioning utility and driver set. Unless Apple is blocking Windows 7 on a firmware level it should install just fine, however you won't be getting official driver support, which could be a huge issue with the new trackpad.
 
freeskier93 said:
Come on Mac Rumors, you should know that's not how Bootcamp works. You don't need Bootcamp to install Windows on a Mac, Bootcamp is just a partitioning utility and driver set. Unless Apple is blocking Windows 7 on a firmware level it should install just fine, however you won't be getting official driver support, which could be a huge issue with the new trackpad.
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Get ready for a third party patch that bypasses this block.
 
I prefer windows 7 its much easier for me to navigate then windows 8.1. Windows 8.1 seems fine when looking at Facebook through google chrome but sometimes I just shake my head like I can't install a driver because it isn't digitally signed. So I got to go find this menu and press some F7 key as soon a I plug in my PS2 keyboard cause USB wont work. I'm shaking my head as I type this. Great job Steve. To each their own.
 
MacRumors said:
[-drops-windows-7-support/"]Windows 10, coming later this year, may encourage stalwart Windows 7 users to upgrade, as it melds Windows 7 design elements with Windows 8 design elements for a happy medium
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I think it would be more accurate to say Windows 10 melds Windows 7/8 design elements with OS X/Compiz design elements! It's decent multiple-desktop support and an Exposé like feature that most appeal to me (I have to use Windows at work).
 
JCrz said:
I don't think anyone uses Bootcamp with a legal copy of Windows. #Bootcampgate
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You think incorrectly. I run Windows legally.

Both my Macs have Windows on Bootcamp because I have two young children and they know about Steam.
 
Decision sucks. Just as much as Windows 8.

Then again Windows 7 dropped out of mainstream support in January, so I can kind of see why Apple have done so.
 
Well crud. One of the reasons I stuck with a heavily upgraded 2009 Mac Pro was because the nMP doesn't support Windows 7 for Bootcamp. This is just another reason that will keep me from upgrading my 2011 13" MBP to a new 2015 13" rMBP. While I use VMWare Fusion 95% of the time to run stuff that does windows 7 I do need it to run in BootCamp too at times. And Windows 8.x is a non-starter.
 
greytmom said:
I'm running a legal copy of Windows 7 on my MBP, with Parallels. It's running like crap though. I used to run it in Boot Camp on my older Mac, and it worked much better. Really wishing that the few things I do in Windows would be supported on Mac so I can ditch it altogether. Mainly my Access databases... anyone know of any Mac alternatives?
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I work with lots of Access files, and FileMaker Pro is a better program in almost every way. It is not free like OpenOffice (which I found unusable for my needs, including heavy report generation). You can use a 1 month free trial. It is also cross-platform. There are also upgrade and education discounts available. If money is not an issue, the advanced version is the way to go if you have lots of fields/scripting.

This is one porgram that will always be on the Apple platforms first, as FileMaker is an Apple subsidiary.
 
sittnick said:
I work with lots of Access files, and FileMaker Pro is a better program in almost every way. It is not free like OpenOffice (which I found unusable for my needs, including heavy report generation). You can use a 1 month free trial. It is also cross-platform. There are also upgrade and education discounts available. If money is not an issue, the advanced version is the way to go if you have lots of fields/scripting.

This is one porgram that will always be on the Apple platforms first, as FileMaker is an Apple subsidiary.
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Intriguing... I don't care if something costs money as long as it works!
 
greytmom said:
I'm running a legal copy of Windows 7 on my MBP, with Parallels. It's running like crap though. I used to run it in Boot Camp on my older Mac, and it worked much better. Really wishing that the few things I do in Windows would be supported on Mac so I can ditch it altogether. Mainly my Access databases... anyone know of any Mac alternatives?
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The Mac alternative to MS Access for features (and then some) is FileMaker .. But it's a completly different program (and a little pricy), I don't think it's compatible at all.
 
moderngamenewb said:
You get a Windows 10, you get a Windows 10, and you get a Windows 10. Windows 10 for everybody
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You are Win XP. Pay money to upgrade. You still on Vista? You pay too.
"I'm not on XP! I have Windows!"
- The many clients I have that have no clue about computers. Not their fault, the details don't matter to them til the $$ come.

You need a tablet and WiFi.

Also, really no Win 7? Sad. I would wait until Win10 is out and going.
 
Still rocking XP in a few VMs here - I only need a very few Windows apps now, but sadly they're only on Windows and there are no plans at all to add Mac support.

Sure, I could go to 7, 8, or 9 (ha - 10), but the need to update the OS isn't all that high.
 
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