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CodeWeavers announces Mac x86 plans

CodeWeavers, the company behind the popular commercial Linux CrossOver Office Windows compatibility software, today announced plans for Mac compatibility once Apple switches to the x86 platform. The current product line allows users to integrate windows programs in Gnome and KDE through a customized interface to Wine. Although it is possible to install a range of Windows applications with the generic Wine installation, CrossOver Office places emphasis on productivity applications including MS Office Suite, Lotus Notes, Access, FrameMaker, and Internet Explorer. Access on the Mac without full-fledged VPC emulation would be particularly welcome to me, personally, as well as the ability to easily run Windows web browsers for CSS testing. Mac users will no doubt be less interested in support for Windows-native versions of iTunes and Photoshop.

And, of course, this means money and manpower for future OS X/Darwin-x86 Wine ports.
 

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