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Both Bootcamp and Virtualization (eg. Parallels, VMWare, etc.) are indeed options, but here are the Pros & Cons:

Bootcamp

Pros: Runs optimally according to system specs as it is a dedicated...

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No, it's not just iOS devices, as the above chart demonstrates with respect to Mac sales. While there is truth that many new...

It is true... community based after all. Still, if a kid can develop a cheap early test for certain types of Cancer with nearly 100% accuracy using Wikipedia as a primary research source, I'm not...

At the very least and with Cider ports, I'm certain the costs aren't as grand as you speculate. We're talking about integration, not a complete re-write.

I was responding to his Wikipedia Jab :p

You will note that Wikipedia cites the same Netmarketshare.com report that you used. The only difference (obviously) is that the report Wikipedia uses combines all OSX versioning.

You were saying?...

Your numbers are quite off:

According to Wikipedia:

Desktop Operating System statistics on Net Applications (Desktop OS Market Share as of February 2013 Net Applications)

Windows 7: 44.55%...

If you had have read my earlier posts, you would have learned that Bootcamp is a situational option for Mac users, but not all. I'll go ahead and explain this one more time.

This is largely due...

I certainly seem to have gotten your attention... I so love agressive Mac haters. Obviously, you do care (or you wouldn't have bothered to post).

So tell me, why do you so hate growing the...

MacDeath: it's their choice what platform they develop for. My argument simply states that any software company that plans to develop for platforms and operating systems that statistically are...

You actually have that backwards. The number of people who purchase Windows based machines strictly for personal use are the minority. Most Windows-based solutions are for enterprise/business reasons...

I'm many things. I'm a software developer, graphic designer, web developer, print technician, project manager, business owner, sales professional, software trainer (Mac/PC), and a hardware/software...

I'm going to confound you. I have no passion for one or the other. As a designer/developer by day my profession uses a number of different systems including Windows, Linux and OSX machines. As a part...

So, what you are really saying is that you can't afford a computer that is designed, built and retailed in its' brand-new state with current hardware components? This would also mean that you...

Developing anything for limited platforms today is folly. This isn't 1999 where the Windows market rules supreme and anything else is irrelevant minority. People buy computers and devices for...