So why do fishtard developers make all poker sites Windows-only?

jj_frap · #1 10-25-2005, 01:21 AM

I have Windows, but it still annoys the Hell out of me that corporations worth billions of dollars can't be bothered to spend a few hundred thousand more to develop Mac and Linux software...

Cheap, stupid, and lazy.

SlyGuy · #2 10-25-2005, 01:48 AM

hmmm let's think about this. 90% market share.

#3 10-25-2005, 02:53 AM

By the end of next year this argument will likely be moot anyway (Intel Macs).

Pokerroom and Pacific have Java clients, and GamesGrid just came out with a Mac client. Some sites work fine if you have a fast Mac that can run Virtual PC. Stars and UB fly, Party is tolerable. Just don't try the Cryptos.

10%, or even 5% of the total worldwide computer installed base still represents millions of users, and I'm sure Pokerroom in particular profits from that fact.

LoveDub · #4 10-25-2005, 03:29 AM

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I have Windows, but it still annoys the Hell out of me that corporations worth billions of dollars can't be bothered to spend a few hundred thousand more to develop Mac and Linux software...

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Linux works pretty well for most poker rooms using Wine, a Windows emulator.

2+2 wannabe · #5 10-25-2005, 03:36 AM

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10%, or even 5% of the total worldwide computer installed base still represents millions of users, and I'm sure Pokerroom in particular profits from that fact.

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I wholeheartedly agree