Oranges & Apples: XP & Mac?

Not a surprise at all. A lot of tech enthusiasts love to monkey around with new toys and see if they can fit square pegs into round holes, and Mac tech enthusiasts, especially, love to see how far they can go with their beloved Apple thingamabobs. May Wong of the Associated Press (via The Seattle Post-Intelligencer) writes:

As expected, hackers have found a way to run Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP operating system on new Macintosh computers, winning an ad hoc contest and a $13,854 cash prize to boot.

Or, make that dual-boot - the way to make a computer switch between two operating systems.

Some users of Apple Computer Inc.’s Macs have clamored for such a solution since Apple said it would be switching its computers to Intel Corp.’s chips, putting the feat within reach.

Their reasons vary, but a common denominator is that they would like to run Windows-based programs on their Macs…