frankie's Journal: that BootCamp farce

I guess this is what happens when I don't read Slashdot religiously on Sunday afternoons.

96% of the 200+ high-karma posts in that discussion completely missed the key points. For your reference, they are:

1. Every Macintel with up-to-date firmware (100% cost-free) is ALREADY ABLE to boot Windows (thanks to EFI legacy support). BootCamp offers no advantage here. None.
2. BootCamp's second feature is a live HD partition resizing utility. There are several other tools which can do this, most of them free. BootCamp's only advantage here is its friendly GUI.
3. BootCamp's third feature is an aqua-colored button which will restart your Mac and launch the Windows installer disc. It saves you from having to click "Restart" and hold a couple keys during the boot sequence. Woo hoo, look how excited I am.
4. BootCamp's final feature is an ISO of Windows drivers for Mac hardware (GPU, iSight, etc) and a couple control panels (Startup Disk and a mouse button emulator). THESE ARE THE ONLY ITEMS POTENTIALLY WORTH PAYING FOR. However, the disc image will be widely available on P2P and download sites within hours of Leopard hitting store shelves.

End of story.