But will it run Windows?

The blogosphere is abuzz with the news: Steve Jobs announces not one, but two new Intel based Macs: MacBook Pro portable and iMac core duo. The iMac looks like they just swapped out the motherboard...there's no apparent physical design differences. The MacBook Pro looks like a 15inch Powerbook G4 at first glance. The neatest feature on the MacBook Pro: The power supply cable is plugged in with a magnet. If you trip over it it lets go rather than flinging your laptop across the room like the old days. I bet Steve and Co. got this idea from Zojirushi that uses this on their water pot. I should know since I am a Zojirushi junkie.

But the question of the hour (at least in my mind) is if/when can I install windows on it and how easily can I switch back and forth?

I wouldn't want to do this all of the time mind you, but let's say I get a copy of the latest and greatest game that only runs on a PC, I'm going to want to have Windows. If I need to do some stuff for work, I'm going to want to have Windows. Apple can prempt the need for curious minds hacking their systems by doing something ingeneous (which I doubt they will do). If they can figure out a way to get Windows apps to install on their OS via some gremlin-in-a-box trickery, we could see the end of Windows as we know it. This would mean that almost every Windows application would be Mac OS compatible and obviate the need to switch between Windows and Mac OS. Imagine that. I know we'll probably have to keep imagining far into the future unless Apple or someone else creates a way to emulate the Windows registry and other parts of Windows to trick installer software.

So let's see what rumors didn't pan out...no new Mac Mini, no new iPod Shuffles, no Apple plasmas (that would have been stupid), no full on Mac Media Center (that would have been really cool...maybe soon).

Anyway, here's a little roundup of the related articles flying around the web:

MacRumors MacBook Pro summary
Engadget: keynote blow by blow
Gizmodo has a photo of the new iPod FM tuner remote