Boot Camp -- What's in a name?

based on what you said I agree... Boot camp is preparing you to run Windows.... that could be close to going to war... I think the name is very funny along with the site...

Or maybe it is Apple's boot camp for their coming war with Microsoft. This could be a period of time where people have to work and sweat to use Windows on Mac, leading up to a far easier solution...afterall, Apple did say this is only a temporary name and solution. Leopard is rumored to include virtualization technology which will allow you to run Windows alongside OS X without having to reboot...maybe this is just a way for people to use Windows on their Mac in the meantime.

I find the name "Boot Camp" amusingly ironic. It seems Apple is implying that booting into and subsequently using Windows is akin to boot camp—in other words, not a pleasant experience.

Kudos to Apple for that one.

Interesting points on Boot Camp. I'm clutching my Apple shares and watching what happens when people have a chance to really see OS X and XP (which I've always thought was an emoticon) side by side.

I predict that Microsoft will get a near-term boost in sales from new Mac users who buy XP as a supplement or perceived need for a stopgap. In the long run, Redmond needs a back-up plan.

Once people understand the technological superiority of OS X, Windows is toast. Game developers should not be late to the game, this time. Every game I've ever played on both platforms looks and feels better on the Mac.

I'm still finding myself a reason to install a 'legacy' operating system on my 'modern' intel mini, after switching entirely to OS X (and had no regrets) for nearly a year. ;)

well, still... no idea.....

I see the name Boot Camp as having a dual context as well. One, the editor has mentioned, which is the ability to choose which OS you can boot into.

The second, I believe somewhat like the editor, to be a reference to a military camp, but not in the sense that it is a place for "a miserable, mentally and physically taxing form of forced training" or that this is in any way somekind of training, but rather that this is a pre-emptive strike and Apple's call to arms.

A mass unification of existing troops [Mac users], a call for troops who want to join us before the war begins [switchers], and a wake-up call to the entire world's other computer users who aren't in either camp [sideliners] that this war IS coming and that they will be effected by the fallout.

I've literally been telling people since last year that "D-Day will be the day that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and winBlows vista are both available. That is the day that blood will shed and even deeper lines will be drawn in the computer industry." More importantly, the ill fated, propogandist, Iraqi prime minister like miCrapsoft will be exposed for the untalented, criminal organization following frauds that they are.

This Boot Camp naming, for me, has lent credibility to my belief.

How is actual boot camp "forced" or "imposed on people?" It's an all-volunteer army. Nobody goes through boot camp who hasn't signed up for it.

Further, it's pretty easy to wash out if you don't like it.

Why do I get the feeling this writer has never been in the military?

I feel Boot Camp is preparing us for what is to come in Leopard (like Apple said). However, I believe the way this software works is going to be extremely different than how it is working now. The Boot Camp features to create a partition and install drivers may stay the same and the installation process may be similiar. Their will always be the option to dual boot. But I believe Leopard will include a feature to run windows alongside Tiger or seemlessly in the future (i.e.: Double click a windows app and it opens just like any other Mac app)...
There is a lot to come as far as this technology goes....

I think it goes even farther than that...

On Apple's website, it states that the name is Boot Camp (for now).

Why for now? To me, the idea of Boot Camp (the real kind) implies training before the real thing.

This is a small step before I believe Apple unveils their own virtualization software built into the OS. They are testing the waters to gauge responses of interest as well as technological feasibility.

With virtualization, it wouldn't be about dual booting, but running both OS'es simultaneously. At which point, it wouldn't be proper to call it Boot Camp....hence "for now".