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Macs do Windows, too.

Apple has announced the Boot Camp Public Beta. Set to be included in the next OS X release: Leopard, Boot Camp allows Mac users to run Microsoft Windows on their Mac. Essentially, they’re offering Mac drivers for the Windows platform. Even so, they have to get in their anti-Windows quips:

EFI and BIOS

Macs use an ultra-modern industry standard technology called EFI to handle booting. Sadly, Windows XP, and even the upcoming Vista, are stuck in the 1980s with old-fashioned BIOS. But with Boot Camp, the Mac can operate smoothly in both centuries.