Posts by brucel

1) (Message 1025)
Posted 1 Apr 2013 by brucel
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I really think you should give this more serious consideration. See my Post about market share of OSX.
I believe there are Cross compilers available (see another post on this subject) and Apple has aways been super supportive of Universities - providing low cost or free development environments and grants for projects. Just ask them!
2) (Message 1024)
Posted 1 Apr 2013 by brucel
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I can not understand your OS priority list.
Check out the latest Market share for both IOS and OSX on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems

OSX has 7% (and some serious CPU grunt in that 7%)
IOS has 24%
Android has 6% (but almost all are smartphones which don't have nearly as much CPU grunt as most OSX machines)
Linux has 1.4% - seriously

OK makes sense that you have just introduced Windows (be prepared for a lot of support grief there) but why not OSX???

I have been patiently waiting for OSX support for over a year. I am using all of my BOINC power on other projects whilst watching yours sit there @ 0 work done. Very frustrating because I think your project is of high value and would give it most of my CPUs if you supported OSX.

We are a large market segment and a high proportion of "thinking people" compared to the Windows community.