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Contest pays off for XP on Mac

A California duo wins nearly $14,000 for their Windows work. Also: Meet the man behind the bounty.

CNET News staff
A California duo wins nearly $14,000 for their Windows work. Also: Meet the man behind the bounty.

Windows XP-on-Mac contest declares winner

Getting the Windows operating system to boot on the new Intel-run machines leads to a nearly $14,000 prize.
March 16, 2006

How the XP-on-Mac prize was won

Colin Nederkoorn, the man behind the contest to get XP up and running on Intel Macs, talks about finding a winner.
March 16, 2006

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No Vista on Mac's horizon

Apple senior architect says the OSes' different ways of booting up is a big obstacle to running the next Windows on Macs.
March 9, 2006

Red Hat hopes for Linux on Intel Macs

blog Booting other operating systems on Apple's new Intel-based Mac is tough, but Red Hat hopes it'll happen with Linux.
January 23, 2006

Ten thoughts on the new Intel iMac

reporter's notebook The new 20-inch Intel-powered iMac is a beauty, but it does have some warts.
January 20, 2006

Jobs: New Intel Macs are 'screamers'

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the first Intel-based Macs, almost a half a year ahead of schedule.
January 10, 2006