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Suggestion - native OSX / Mac SkyDemon application


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André
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Hi,
are there any plans to create a native OS X SkyDemon app for all of the Mac users out there enjoying your product? IMO you have an amazing iPad and iPhone app, and I can only imagine what a nice application you would be able two make for Mac! The current (windows) app for Mac is not very innovative nor good to look at / work with imo. 

How many Mac users out there using this software?

Please make a native OS X app!  BigGrin 
Tim Dawson
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You're not the first to ask, but the market simply isn't big enough, sorry.


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Do you have an estimate on how many Mac users there are out there? 

I understand that there is no point developing a mac application just for me, but I really thought the market would be quite big... I can only talk for my self, but most people I konw with an iPhone or iPad (or both), also have a mac...

Is it very different making the app work for OSX considering its already running on iOS?

Im just being curious =)

And if I can ask here, how do I open routes saved in iCloud on SD for mac?


Tim Dawson
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Yes, very different. We experience hardly any demand for a Mac version of SkyDemon, compared in the past to demand for iOS and Android versions.
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It is a pity that Mac is so neglected, especially since the proportion of Mac users is increasing steadily. Perhaps you should reconsider this decision again !!
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There seems to be a persistent misapprehension among Mac users that the number of Mac users is increasing. We've seen no evidence this is actually happening. The demand for a Mac version of SkyDemon remains very low, as it always has been. Sorry!
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I can report that SkyDemon works very well indeed on a Mac using Parallels Desktop to provide a Windows environment. So well, in fact, that when the third-party Mac adaption was still up to date, I tried it but preferred the original version running in Parallels Desktop!

Of course, there is a cost associated with both Parallels Desktop and Windows. You also need additional space on your computer for a Windows system. But there is other virtualisation software and I understand that VMware has a system that is free of charge.
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I am a Mac user myself, but have and old windows laptop I use when making plans with SkyDemon.


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I am using a wrapped version of the Windows app on my mac now. Seems to work okay, albeit a bit awkward. Main problem though is that the mouse-over to activate "What's here" doesn't seem to work ...
Edited 12/30/2016 11:50:47 AM by mjepson
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Sky Demon is working great on OSX with CrossOver. No need for an Windows Virtual Machine or something else. It is necessary to install .Net in the same Bottle first... Can use everything even printing...

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