… according to a report by MacScoop. Apparently the software that allows running both Windows and Mac OS X on an Apple computer will require a fee of $29 as soon as the beta testing is over, at the same time with the launch of the next version of Mac OS X Leopard.

This is the second bad news for Apple customers in just a week, and both of them are about spending money for things they thought were free. The first bad news was regarding the fee of $1.99 required for downloading a patch which enables the wireless 802.11 “n” protocol in certain laptops.

Is the success starting to cloud the judgment of Apple’s marketing staff? The availability of the Boot Camp software was a major boost in rise of Apple’s computers sales as people were reluctant to change the Windows operating system and they had the option of having both Microsoft’s OS and the Mac OS X. A fee for Boot Camp and the price of the actual Windows OS will make people think twice before buying a Mac and that won’t be good for the sales.

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