CrossoverMac - run Windows apps in OS X

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2006-09-01 03:29am

http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/

Run windows apps in OS X. Like say uTorrent? Finally macs have easy access to the best torrent application.

Don't got a mac, yet but this is interesting, the platforms are getting closer and closer.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2006-09-01 12:33pm

I'm curious if WMP and MSN Messenger 6 run. Microsoft stopped making Windows Media Player for Mac after version 9 and thus Mac users can't play the newest WMV format or DRM-protected files, and MSN Messenger for Mac lacks most of the major feautres of the Windows version (no video chatting).

SeeingRed · Post by **SeeingRed** » 2006-09-01 01:49pm

Is this just another virtualization product dressed in nicer clothing? I understand that this software doesn't require a full Windows installation, but the real benefits of cross-platform software will come when these applications can be run natively, like all those Leopard rumors always say. Hopefully someone out there is working on this...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-09-01 01:57pm

SeeingRed wrote:Is this just another virtualization product dressed in nicer clothing? I understand that this software doesn't require a full Windows installation, but the real benefits of cross-platform software will come when these applications can be run natively, like all those Leopard rumors always say. Hopefully someone out there is working on this...

No. This is essentially a third-party implementation of the Win32 libraries.