Just curious, do you need Windows? If so, why?

[melman101]

Hey all,
I recently got a copy of Windows 7 Professional from my job. I installed it on a 32gig partition on my 320gb Macbook Pro 13". But I'm wondering why I need it? When Starcraft 2 comes out I'm just going to buy the Mac version. Why do you have it installed? Just curious.

Thanks,
melman101

 

[Sneakz]

Autodesk. Nuff said.

 

[dukebound85]

if you dont need it, ill take it off your hands

 

[appledyl]

I would never want windows on my mac. There would be literally no point unless i was a hard core cross-platform developer. OS X has an alternative (almost always better) for essentially every windows program. Why have Windows? Also. I am excited for Starcraft II as well! I've played Brood War for ages.

 

[dukebound85]

I would never want windows on my mac. There would be literally no point unless i was a hard core cross-platform developer. OS X has an alternative (almost always better) for essentially every windows program. Why have Windows? Also. I am excited for Starcraft II as well! I've played Brood War for ages.

find me a ProE alternative

or Fluent

or Mathcad

 

[ziggyonice]

Unfortunately, some companies refuse to make software for Macs, that's why. It's usually because their decisions are biased. Can't wait for the day that Macs have a good chunk of the market -- they're going to have to suck it up and let go of their crap PCs.

 

[Frankie.]

Editor/Compliers for my programming classes that aren't Mac supported.

 

[PAC88]

Forex Trader Pro and most other forex trade platforms only work with windows.

 

[Niiro13]

Blu-Ray.

Maya (64-bit is currently only for Windows).

Games (Steam games don't run well enough to practice professionally).

If blu-ray came out for Mac and somehow CrossOver manages to get full compatibility with Windows games as well as near full performance (DirectX will still be missing) and Autodesk makes a 64-bit version of Maya for Mac, then I'm good .

 

[eXan]

Law database for my uni and games of course that dont have Mac version (UT3 )

 

[J&JPolangin]

...accessing anything via Citrix is much easier on winXP/IE than OS X/Safari (unfortunately)...

 

[dukebound85]

...accessing anything via Citrix is much easier on winXP/IE than OS X/Safari (unfortunately)...

i never had issues with citrix with osx back in my school days for what its worth

 

[Richard1028]

Why do you have it installed? Just curious.

Uh... to run Windows programs?

Really, is this a serious question? Do you expect everybody to list which of the 50,000+ windows applications they use?

What in god's name will anybody do with this information?

 

[Frankie.]

Find software that they've never heard of. Experiment with this software.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

To have a customizable OS that will run on my quad-core $600 PC.

EDIT: Office 2007, definitely.

 

[m85476585]

Quartus II, Matlab is faster, Office 2003, etc.

To have a customizable OS that will run on my quad-core $600 PC.

That too.

 

[jmann]

Don't need it, don't want it.

 

[MacsOnAnabolics]

I just installed windows 7 home so that way i can play games not available for mac os. Also, my gf is more familiar with windows so it makes her a bit more comfortable.

 

[SkyBell]

I need Windows XP basically for MS Paint. And that's about it.

But even if I didn't "need" it, I'd still use it. I like Windows, there's nothing really wrong with it IMO.

 

[Clete2]

I really, really hope that I will have no use for Windows once I get a MBP next year.

The only thing that I can see me needing is Visual Studio for classes.

I hope WINE (or equivalent) supports VS2008...

 

[IgnatiusTheKing]

Website design testing.

 

[La-vida227]

excel. Office on a mac is a pain in the ass. Plus I don't think you can do regressions on office 2008

 

[Frankie.]

Use Windows for porn, keep Snow leopard clean

 

[SkyBell]

Use Windows for porn, keep Snow leopard clean

I think you're doing that wrong.

 

[Frankie.]

It was a joke.. not meant to be taken seriously