[X4U] Mac Equivalents of Windows apps (was Re: Apple's move to Intel chips)

[Matthew Barr]

One thing that has improved, but isn't quite there is Quickbooks.   
There is still no online banking in the mac version, but at least  
it's compatible w/ the windows one now.

Matthew

Matthew Barr
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On Jun 10, 2005, at 2:43 AM, Timothy Luoma wrote:

>
> On Jun 9, 2005, at 7:20 AM, Judi Sohn wrote:
>
>
>> On 6/7/05, Stroller <MacMonster at myrealbox.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> For the majority of Windows applications there is a Mac-native  
>>> equivalent,
>>>
>>
>> If you use VersionTracker as your measure, maybe. But the number  
>> of applications, particularly in business environments, that do  
>> not have Mac equivalents (or if they do they're 3 steps behind) is  
>> staggering.
>>
>
> At the risk of derailing any of the myriad of threads about Intel  
> vs PPC....
>
> What apps / types of apps are you thinking about?
>
> The only thing I haven't found a replacement for is ACT (calendar +  
> contact management).  Mac has them, but nothing as good.
>
>
>
>
>> And that doesn't even count all the stuff that runs off of web  
>> browsers that require Windows with no way to run in a Mac browser.
>>
>
> I must be strange, because I don't run into many sites at all that  
> require IE.  In fact, in a year with Mac I can think of less than a  
> handful of times that's come up.
>
> But again, my browsing habits may not be the norm.
>
> TjL
>
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