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Originally Posted by pipraider
I doubt they will develop software for mac computers based on the fact that 99.99% of computers that run business software use windows, why would a company bother programming software that will rarely sell since trading is a business.
btw for those people who love macs because they are less likely to be infected with a virus... many people think its because its a mac and thats why it is less likely to get infected but in reality its because not a lot of people have macs in the first place.
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Can't fault your logic there Pipraider ... I simply don't know.
But I have found that running Parallels Desktop for Mac to be a great option - I get my charting MT4 a/c and the benefits of access to essential software not (yet) available in Mac versions. I run AV software on the Parallels partition.
I would be interested to know your views on what AV software I need to load on the Mac. You are correct in that I assumed I would not have a problem with Viruses - perhaps I have not read widely enough on this yet.
I know Mac have been updating software with patches etc, but this has nothing to do with virus issues - just repair of emerging bugs in the OS. I run Leopard OS and love it.
To answer your question:
"why would a company bother programming software that will rarely sell since trading is a business"I would imagine one answer to be that MSOFT needs competition and Apple is bringing the game to them.
As evidence I note that there is a growing number of Mac users, and Apple products, and a rapidly increasing amount of software coming onto the market which is suitable for Mac/Linux etc OS's.
In my view MSOFT have really abused their position (evidence the lawsuits) and I support the drive by Apple to match it with them.
The move to Intel Core 2 Duo is the first step.
Watch this space.
I don't buy the argument that they are not producing software because of a lack of market for it. Any Mac user will tell you that it is precisely this LACK of software that has kept them in the PC world.
As this dearth of software is attended to, i think your figure
"the fact that 99.99% of computers that run business software use windows" will appear a little shaky. I say this because I know business people who use both, and the Mac is their machine-of-choice.
This can only be resolved by the passage of time. But I had to wait 6 weeks for the delivery of my new Mac - something the salespeople told me was unprecedented.
Again ... watch this space.