Microsoft
development manager Andrew Ritz revealed today that Windows Vista, the
successor to the aging Windows XP expected to be released later this year, will
not support EFI booting. Ritz admitted that EFI support will not be seen until
Longhorn Server is released in early 2007, and on top of that it will never
support a 32-bit processor. The news will be a shock for owners of Intel Macs
who had hoped they would be able to dual-boot between Windows Vista and OS X.
Intel Macs only support booting via EFI.