New and Noteworthy: Is Apple getting ready to run Windows?; Apple Is Sliding Toward the Bargain Bin

Is Apple getting ready to run Windows? engadget reports that Apple has joined a group that benchmarks Windows PCs, leading to intense speculation that the company will support the running of Windows on Macs. "Notable curmudgeon John Dvorak raised hackles last month when he suggested that an Intel-powered Apple would dump OS X and switch to Windows. Turns out he may have been right -- sort of. Word is out now that Apple has joined BAPco, an industry group that does one thing and one thing only: create benchmarks for testing the performance of Windows-based PCs. The move comes on top of rumors that Apple will include VMWare-style virtualization capabilities in the next version of OS X, which could enable the Mac OS to run Windows apps without requiring a third-party emulator or a reboot." More.

Apple Is Sliding Toward the Bargain Bin TheStreet opines that Apple's stock is once again reaching bargain status. "In recent months, Apple Computer's stock has drooped ever lower. But have the shares fallen so low that the former can't-miss tech stock is ripe again for the picking? Some investors believe so, and they've started putting their money where their mouths are, buying up the stock amid the selloff." More.

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