using windows on my mac

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Hi there. I have been hired to answer calls from my home. I need to run windows8. I want to download it to my mac and i don't have the funds to buy a pc. Can I download windows8 with out them knowing I have a mac? To them will it all look the same? OR will it all run properly? (there software?) Thanks!

 

[Flow39]

Hi there. I have been hired to answer calls from my home. I need to run windows8. I want to download it to my mac and i don't have the funds to buy a pc. Can I download windows8 with out them knowing I have a mac? To them will it all look the same? OR will it all run properly? (there software?) Thanks!

There is in fact a legitimate way to run Windows on a Mac, supported by Apple, using a product called Boot Camp. Read about it here:

https://support.apple.com/boot-camp

 

[Flow39]

It will run all the programs and apps the same as if you were directly using a Windows machine.

 

[flatheadarcade]

There is in fact a legitimate way to run Windows on a Mac, supported by Apple, using a product called Boot Camp. Read about it here:

Have you personally used it? Does it work with developer tools (xcode, iphone sim)? I tried some bootleg partition and it just didn't work

 

[Flow39]

Have you personally used it? Does it work with developer tools (xcode, iphone sim)? I tried some bootleg partition and it just didn't work

I have never used it personally, but many have and it works for them quite well. Since you ran a bootleg, maybe there were some incompatibilities, but if it was an official version, it may be fine.