View this article at: http://dev.macnn.com/articles/06/03/07/study.finds.mac.switchers Tuesday, Mar 07, 2006 11:00am Macs running Windows inspir... A new study from research analyst firm Needham and Co. suggests that Apple's move to Intel processors should finally enable the Mac to match the performance of Windows PCs, and found explosive results from Windows users when presented with the possibility of running Windows applications on a Mac. Macs should be able to run Windows applications as seamlessly and as fast as they run on current Windows PCs once a small number of technical problems are solved, according to the study, and an online survey of 255 college students revealed the possibility of a dramatic increase in users switching to Macs. When presented with the possibility of a Mac running Windows applications, the mean liklihood of purchasing a Mac rose almost 20 percent, while the percentage of Windows users who would definitely buy a Mac rocketed from 1.8 percent to 13.5 percent. The survey does state, however, that there is no precise way to scale the results to determine the possible increase in Apple's share of the home market.