Given the Finale for OS X initial fiasco, I am wondering if they
send developer(s) to these developer's conference at all. I really
hope that there's someone there to get what the mac team needs to
avoid extremely frustrating experiences for customers, like the port
to Finale 2004 has been.
I don't want to hear anymore that MakeMusic is a small company that
doesn't have the resources to get the work done. I guess that if
there is no MM developer there, that nobody will tell it to us (MM
folks on the list) for obvious reasons. On the other hand if they
do, it can't hurt to just say it. Let's see.
But I want to stay optimistic and hope that everything will just be fine...
I think we all need to remember that while this is news to us, it
isn't news to Apple....this transition has been in the works for
several years now... Everything has been designed to run on both
chip sets going back several years.
Also, XCode has a checkbox that allows the developer to choose
between PowerPC, Intel or both. I don't know if Coda has written
code that is specifically written to a specific type of processor or
not (which wouldn't be a wise thing)...but most developers will
simply have to do a recompile to add the Intel chip. Not a big deal.
I think issues will be easier than moving from 68K to PowerPC for
sure.
Regarding this specific Intel chip...word on the street is that there
is a specific type of chip called Itanium which, if rumors are true,
will be used in Apple hardware. This is an old article but I think
this may be the case. And I have heard this rumor from more than one
source (though none of them are Mark Felt.)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,939886,00.asp>
I think this is great news for Apple...I think this will result in a
big boost in processor speeds...now, regarding Coda...I'm not as
optimistic...but willing to give the benefit of a doubt...for now...
Hoping for the best because I really love Finale,
Karen
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