"Linux users and movers and shakers at LinuxWorld here were more bemused than anything else by Apple's surprise announcement that it will be supporting Microsoft's Windows XP on its Intel-based Macs, in addition to the Apple Mac OS X.
"Linux, which can run on Intel's EFI (extensible firmware interface), was a relatively easy port to the Intel-powered Mac. In only a matter of weeks, Linux was running on the new Macs..."