MM for Mac - I just switched to Apple

[remixedcat]

Aren't macs more costly to develop on? and more stressful?

[horiveira]

I just realized this thread is over 6 years old.
This kills my hopes and dreams.

[Peke]

It should not there is always hope.

Good thing is that Devs are watching and searching for right solution. We certainly do not want do what Apple done with iTunes on PC (if you compare it to mac version).

[kingmacinchina]

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS VOTES HAVE BEEN MADE..WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR MEDIAMONKEY TO WORK ON A MAC???? ;(

[stevenroose]

Can anyone give an updated status on MediaMoney for Mac??
Is MediaMonkey working on it? Is there a date/moth/year when we can expect a release, alpha/beta included?
Are there things a non-developer an help with to help in the progress? Like testing,...
I would even pay for a Mac version!!!

[Lowlander]

There is no timeline, no date, no concrete plan known about this. It's still being looked into, but this would require a massive effort which no doubt would affect the Windows version.

[vpsaxman]

I'm betting pre-release donations would help speed the process but 1. I'm not sure if I were a developer I would accept cash advances 2. as lowlander said, the windows version would probably suffer from it or at least stagnate. You knew before buying a Mac that you'd have to deal with iTunes or at least do without MM...

MM is one of many reasons why I stay with Windows.

[gpzbc]

MM is one of many reasons why I stay with Windows.

MediaMonkey and MS OneNote are the two reasons I have not yet gone to a Mac.

[tarasis]

MM is one of many reasons why I stay with Windows.

MM is the only thing I miss from using Windows. iTunes really is a bit of a kitchen sink but its passable, though I'd still rather have MM.

[delu]

MM is the only thing I miss from using Windows. iTunes really is a bit of a kitchen sink but its passable, though I'd still rather have MM.

Like many, I switched to Mac in the summer and run MM thru a VMware-Win7, works fine (with very occasional hangs). Like the rest of us I can't use iTunes due to lock-in and lack of features.

The thing is, all Mac software seems as bad as iTunes. All those Apple apps like iPhoto and iMovie have all the same drawbacks and mean you cannot share content or migrate content across platforms. In fact, it seems nothing works on a Mac UNLESS you use iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie; no FrotRow, no Apple TV, no iPhone, no iPad, etc. They all rely on each other. I.e. if you don't use iTunes & iPhoto you cannot add music or photos to your iMovies. So, my question is what do other iTunes-hating Mac users do? If you don't commit totally to Apple (iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie) your new expensive laptop is nothing more than a browser with barely credible email apps and very limited networking capability.

I don't want to hijack the tread with a Mac-moan, but iTunes/MM stopped me from trying a Mac, now i find I cannot use my Mac simply because I use MM for music. Even a Mac version of MM would not help. The underlying problems with Mac dependency on Apple software remains. I ask here because I am getting no help from Apple forums (they all honestly think iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie are top-end full-functionality software and don't understand the concept of consumer choice!).

[SilverBreeze]

Finding out that there is no MM compability (or any other similar music management software whit the same competence as MM) on Mac is a dealbreaker converting from PC to Mac for me.

[Kamaron]

I had just switched to Apple.... 3 years ago!
This is when I realized that I would miss MM.
At first, I felt relieved when I read that there were plans for developing a Mac version.
Then I realized that these were just rumors.
The worst is that these rumors were fed by MM makers themselves.
I feel like they have been playing with us all this time.
I don't know why they don't simply say that they are not interested at all in our wishes.
That would save a lot of time and frustration for all of us interested in having MM for Mac.

[Guest]

MM is the only thing I miss from using Windows. iTunes really is a bit of a kitchen sink but its passable, though I'd still rather have MM.

Like many, I switched to Mac in the summer and run MM thru a VMware-Win7, works fine (with very occasional hangs). Like the rest of us I can't use iTunes due to lock-in and lack of features.

I have been watching this thread for a while and have always found the underlying request strange. When you buy a Mac you are buying into the Apple eco-system, Apple controls both the hardware and the software providing you with that Apple 'user experience'.

iTunes is a key, if not fundamental, part of the Apple eco-system, why would you want to avoid it? If you hate iTunes then you are undermining the reason(s) for buying Apple in the first place.

As for MM, I think it would be a mistake to make a big effort to make a Mac version since (a) they will never be able to integrate so well as iTunes, (b) will always be behind the latest Mac status (Apple is not so open about what it is doing) and (c) detracting from the Windows version.

Dave

[gpzbc]

Very good point Dave.

[Dreadlau]

@Dave:

I always wonder the same thing.

If you don't like iTunes,
why would you want to buy a mac in the first place?

I really don't get it.