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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 9:13AM
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So I was thinking the other day that I would like to get back into Magic. I checked to see if Magic Online (probably the way to go for my lifestyle) was available on Mac. I remember years ago that it wasn't, but surely, with us almost into 2013 that this is something they would have rectified by now?
Nope.
That's just pathetic.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 10:44AM
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Either accept that the only way to every play on a Mac is through a VM (which I've been doing for years now) or give up ever on playing on a Mac. Kind of pointless for anyone to pop in here every couple of years and start another "Why no love for Mac" thread.
Same goes for playing on Linux!
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 10:46AM
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Either accept that the only way to every play on a Mac is through a VM (which I've been doing for years now) or give up ever on playing on a Mac. Kind of pointless for anyone to pop in here every couple of years and start another "Why no love for Mac" thread.
Same goes for playing on Linux!
I disagree, but saying "this is pathetic" isn't exactly the way to go about it either.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 10:51AM
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I disagree, but saying "this is pathetic" isn't exactly the way to go about it either.
(Assuming you disagree with what I said...)
You think there's a point to people repeatedly asking for non-Windows versions of MtGO when its next-edition client-side technology is Windows specific? Or, do you think there's hope that V5 (4-10 years out) might go in a different direction and people should voice their support for that now?
Wouldn't it be more productive to nag Microsoft to port their technology to the Mac?
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 2:23PM
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I disagree, but saying "this is pathetic" isn't exactly the way to go about it either.
(Assuming you disagree with what I said...)
You think there's a point to people repeatedly asking for non-Windows versions of MtGO when its next-edition client-side technology is Windows specific? Or, do you think there's hope that V5 (4-10 years out) might go in a different direction and people should voice their support for that now?
Wouldn't it be more productive to nag Microsoft to port their technology to the Mac?
Snort and LOL. Due to some specific technology work problems I am dealing with right now, you have no idea how funny that last line is to me. Thank you for letting me now laugh at something that was really pissing me off....
.....now I still have to find a solution, but I am not as mad anymore.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 2:28PM
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I disagree, but saying "this is pathetic" isn't exactly the way to go about it either.
(Assuming you disagree with what I said...)
You think there's a point to people repeatedly asking for non-Windows versions of MtGO when its next-edition client-side technology is Windows specific? Or, do you think there's hope that V5 (4-10 years out) might go in a different direction and people should voice their support for that now?
Wouldn't it be more productive to nag Microsoft to port their technology to the Mac?
Might be more productive to nag mac to be more flexable. Either that or pay half the price for the same computer and get to do more?
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 2:41PM
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Might be more productive to nag mac to be more flexable. Either that or pay half the price for the same computer and get to do more?
I wasn't going to suggest to the OP that he abandon the Mac platform, us Mac users don't usually respond well to such advice.
But, about the flexibility...You can run Windows on a Mac but you can't run Mac on a Windows. Doesn't Mac win on flexibility? I'm not talking about just running a VM, you can boot up Windows as well (last I checked, but my info could be out of date).
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 2:51PM
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Either accept that the only way to every play on a Mac is through a VM (which I've been doing for years now) or give up ever on playing on a Mac. Kind of pointless for anyone to pop in here every couple of years and start another "Why no love for Mac" thread.
Same goes for playing on Linux!
You could support the Mono project. It could become an attractive option for a Mac OS or Linux solution.
But, about the flexibility...You can run Windows on a Mac but you can't run Mac on a Windows. Doesn't Mac win on flexibility? I'm not talking about just running a VM, you can boot up Windows as well (last I checked, but my info could be out of date).
You are seriously confusing your terms.
The reason you cannot run Mac OS on a regular computer is because Apple actively prevents it. It is possible to run Mac OS on non-Apple hardware, but you must circumvent the restrictions that Apple has put in place.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 3:07PM
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Might be more productive to nag mac to be more flexable. Either that or pay half the price for the same computer and get to do more?
I wasn't going to suggest to the OP that he abandon the Mac platform, us Mac users don't usually respond well to such advice.
But, about the flexibility...You can run Windows on a Mac but you can't run Mac on a Windows. Doesn't Mac win on flexibility? I'm not talking about just running a VM, you can boot up Windows as well (last I checked, but my info could be out of date).
That was probably more due to necessity. Since windows has a vastly greater market share thus more things are developed for it and then decided not to port over to Mac for incremental gains. Which is also something people have to live with if they want to go into a niche product.
Though I would also hazard to guess that you can dual boot a non-mac PC and have been able to do that for longer. Maybe not for Mac OS, but for other OS like Linux. Microsoft doesn't not control the hardware while Mac does. So it puts things in a different perspective. Microsoft and other OS have to take whatever hardware is thrown at them while Mac OS is very limited thus causing the feel of more stability since less variables and less/none rogue drivers.
It was said more in jest to switch over. I usually save my anti-mac stuff for people who try to overstate and oversell it to un-expecting people.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 28, 2012 - 3:31PM
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You could support the Mono project. It could become an attractive option for a Mac OS or Linux solution.
I think the Beta Client is based on WPS and the Mono project is .Net. Is this a Windows apples and oranges sort of thing?
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