[Finale] OS upgrade - 7 vs 8 ...

2014-06-08 Thread Michael Lawlor
I have been considering upgrading Finale (still using 2009) and with the demise of support for XP, will need to upgrade that first. Does anyone have any comments / observations on the usability of Windows 7 versus 8 or 8.1 or if I should even jump ship, and get a new machine running MAC?

Re: [Finale] OS upgrade - 7 vs 8 ...

2014-06-08 Thread David H. Bailey
On 6/8/2014 5:05 AM, Michael Lawlor wrote: I have been considering upgrading Finale (still using 2009) and with the demise of support for XP, will need to upgrade that first. Does anyone have any comments / observations on the usability of Windows 7 versus 8 or 8.1 or if I should even jump

[Finale] Re(2): OS upgrade - 7 vs 8 ...

2014-06-08 Thread Giovanni Andreani
Yes David, I also think you would have to buy another installation for Windows to install using Parallels. Giovanni Giovanni Andreani www.giovanniandreani.eu On 6/8/2014 5:05 AM, Michael Lawlor wrote: I have been considering upgrading Finale (still using 2009) and with the demise

Re: [Finale] Re(2): OS upgrade - 7 vs 8 ...

2014-06-08 Thread Robert Patterson
I don't know about Parallells, but I'm pretty sure Fusion will create a a virtual from your Windows hard drive, so that there is no need to buy a new license. That said, if you are moving away from XP, you've got to buy a new license anyway. On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Giovanni Andreani

Re: [Finale] OS upgrade - 7 vs 8 ...

2014-06-08 Thread Craig Parmerlee
Windows 8 is HORRIBLE. Microsoft deserves to go out of business because of this one. The metro user interface is horrendous. Only a complete corporate idiot could believe that users actually want to have a cell phone interface on their desktop. As an operating system, 8.1 is functional,

[Finale] Re(2): OS upgrade - 7 vs 8 ...

2014-06-08 Thread Giovanni Andreani
Not that Finale has been immune to bugs and crashes on mac though; nevertheless I've the sensation of a much stable environment after the B update. Giovanni Giovanni Andreani www.giovanniandreani.eu Windows 8 is HORRIBLE. Microsoft deserves to go out of business because of this