XP Won't Run on Intel MacBook, iMac Beta News: XP Won't Run on Intel MacBook, iMac. I suppose the only reason I would want to dual-boot a Mac is to run PC games. Otherwise, what a waste to pay 4 million dollars for a Mac, only to put Windows on it. Yes, it's true, I cannot hide my disdain for the elitist Mac culture. I have no such disdain for the Linux culture - at least their superior OS is free and you can put it on whatever hardware you'd like. Even if I were tempted to switch to Mac, and I'm not, the elitist snobbery would drive me back to Microsoft.