Editorial Review:Product Description:CrossOver Mac allows you to install popular Windows applications and games on Mac OS X machine. It includes an easy to use, single click interface for simple and fast installation. Once installed, your application integrates seamlessly in OS X -- just click and run your application directly from the OS X Finder. Clicking a Windows file or document - including email attachments - will launch the appropriate Windows program, allowing you to work on the files. Best of all, you do it all easily and affordably, without needing a Microsoft operating system license. Place your install CD in your Mac -- CrossOver will recognize it and offer to begin the installation process. CrossOver then completes the installation and configures your application to run on your Mac. That's all there is to it!
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caution - compatibility
I bought this product because I needed to install a specialized research program - made for Windows - on my MAC. The Cross Over Box listed on the box as "compatible" the particular research software - so it seemed like a secure deal. However, it turned out that Code Weavers did not allow this software to work on my computer. The website then explained that there's a distinction between "supported" programs and "compatible." The "compatible" ones listed on the box don't always work.
The product offers lots of online support but it's not so easy to find what you need. Overall, it was not a good experience for me.
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OK, but Disappointing
I bought this product hoping it would be a good way to run a few non-video intensive PC games on my Macbook Air. None of the games I tried would work for any prolonged period of time. Since some of the games only require a P3 600Mhz I was sorely disappointed in this product. I did try installing a few programs on the "compatible" list from the developer's website such as Office XP and they worked fine. So, if you are going to only run applications that are listed as compatible from the developer then this is a fine product.
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Excellent Software!! No More Need for Windows
I recently started using CrossOver Mac on my new MacBook, and I now can't live without it! If you own a Mac and you want to run PC based applications like Microsoft Office 2003, Steam Games, or Internet Explorer 6, this is the software you need to buy. I bought it to run Outlook so I could get my office e-mail, but I now use it for games and browsing the Internet (not a fan of FireFox).
The software was very easy for me to install and use. It runs in the background so I don't even have to deal with any settings. Best of all, I saved money in getting this functionality without having to buy a Windows license. I know other software applications offer all the features and functionality of CrossOver, but the reason I got my Mac was cause I wanted a better operating system without the flaws, security issues, viruses, and headaches. I get that with my MacBook running Leopard. My only concern was loosing my office software. Now with CrossOver, I get my cake and can eat it too!
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CrossOver-- A Must! A Critical Review
*Is there a way to get around upgrading to Vista?
**What's available?
***Review of CrossOver
**** New version, 7.0 available as of 6.17.08
*I'm a Mac-owner and proud. With that said, there are several ways of keeping current with technology without needing to buy every product that Microsoft puts out. This is accomplished by several programs that have been created where software (created solely for the Windows platform) is fooled into thinking that the operating system installed is Windows.
CrossOver is a "Wine" -based open-source software, you install it and it automatically (without needing a copy of Windows) fools many current and many more older versions of PC-only software into thinking that there it is being installed on either Windows 98 through XP Pro. The CrossOver sets up the software in what they call a "bottle" and once you engage it-the bottle- or a desktop icon, the software opens.
You can install many of the current Windows-only software and many, many more older versions by having CrossOver. CrossOver also, instantly, installs windows-based downloads otherwise lost on a non-Windows platform and stores it on the desktop.
** I own the recent upgrade of CrossOver For Mac 7.0 (as of 6.17.08). Recently I just got rid of Parallels Desktop For Mac, a program that creates a "virtual (Windows) environment" I'm very sorry, now, to had to buy Parallels last year as I've had to reinstall it several times. The difference is that with CrossOver you're limited to the softwares that CodeWeavers makes available for their CrossOver product. Which, by the way, is very significant, although many current releases are not supported at the moment. With Parallels, once installed, you'd need a legitimate copy of Windows and register before it will allow you to install any current or older versions of your favorite software. CrossOver is $60, Parallels is $70 plus the cost of a Windows. Either or will save over buying a separate computer for Windows. By the way, Apple Computer's own, proprietary, "Virtual environment" producing software, "Bootcamp" is still in its beta-version. I installed Bootcamp, and believe me, it's no walk in the park. Albeit free, Bootcamp segregates the Mac harddrive into two one for the OSX and the other for Windows (that you still have to provide). Plus, with Bootcamp, you can't drop-and-drag pics, articles, forms from the virtual-Windows screen to the OSX and vice-versa.
***CrossOver will be a stellar program that I suspect most Mac and Linux-based pc owners will want to own, it works well and allows you the freedom to have software and downloads installed without the hassle or expense of having to buy another computer for Windows. If you have old window-only software and you've got a Mac, now you'll be able to use that program with the help of CrossOver. The only drawback is that Codeweavers is still trying to develop the software to allow for the most current versions of more visually based software.
