Apple will introduce support for Windows 7 within Boot Camp by the end of the year, the company has confirmed.
In a short tech support document posted to the Apple site, the company said, "Apple will support Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate) with Boot Camp in Mac OS X Snow Leopard before the end of the year.”
The company also confirmed, "This support will require a software update to Boot Camp." Apple did not reveal a schedule for the Boot Camp update.
Apple also warned of nine Mac models that just won’t be able to run Windows 7 in Boot Camp. (Though we’d note the most likely guest OS may be Windows XP, for all those migrating to the Mac from Windows in preference to an upgrade