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Old Oct 27, 2013 | 2:36 pm
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Originally Posted by jmoorfoot
Isn't it about time you provided some REAL support to Mac users? We are paying you for a service, & all we get is the above response. As a supplier YOU have the ability to negotiate with Crossover/WINE developers on behalf of a large group of users. Leaving it up to each individual Mac user is unacceptable.
We do provide support for Mac/Linux users to the extent it is [technically] possible and also liaise with Wine/CrossOver developers when they are willing to fix bugs in their products. However, we have no way of forcing them to do so.

Originally Posted by jmoorfoot
Your other responses to Mac users is equally unacceptable. The large majority specifically choose a decent OS to overcome the security issues of 2nd class Microsoft offerings & are unwilling to pay for the "privilege" of installing a compromised OS on our hardware.
As Jim055 had already mentioned, in a VM environment:

Originally Posted by Jim055
Security is not issue because you've created a physical wall to your Mac files. The best windows machine is a Mac.
Originally Posted by belfordrocks
Then this is not the software for you. That's nobody's fault, not all software can be made to suit everyone.

I use a Mac and while it does have some shortcomings I find that the benefits far outweigh these.
Originally Posted by Jim055
No, it is about time you create a dual boot system. No software runs well long term on Crossover or Wine. Creating a dual boot is easy. Acquiring Windows 7 is cheap.
Indeed, using Parallels Desktop/VMWare Fusion/VirtualBox for Mac is the only way to ensure 100% compatibility. Neither dual boot, nor Windows 7 are required for this.

Originally Posted by Jim055
KVS is a great piece of software. The developer works hard to keep the software up to date with all the important underlying award sites. It has saved me personally tens of thousands of dollars. It runs on Windows. Let me repeat that: It runs on Windows, not Crossover, not Wine. It will save you tens of thousands of dollars.
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