Will MacIntel Hardware Open The Door for Mac OS X CAD?

Posted by Cliff on Friday October 14, 2005 @06:24AM from the new-niches-for-exploitation dept.

xcleetusx wonders: "I've been a fan of Apple for years, and with their current strangle-hold on mainstream media my desire to make the switch has been growing ever more, but the same nagging issue that has prevented my switch for years still remains: I'm an engineer, and I simply can't invest in a computer that won't run modeling/simulation software like CATIA and Solidworks. Since this software is available on Unix (which Mac OS X is built on) and also on Windows (Intel hardware), is the Apple switch to Intel-based hardware going to better my chances for a Mac OS X CAD workstation, or will it remain a pipedream?"

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Re:Only hope lies in increased popularity. by Mattcelt · 2005-10-14 18:38 · Score: 5, Interesting

X11 is not nasty.

On OSX it is. In fact, it's the antithesis of everything the Mac UI stands for - it's clunky, enigmatic, and difficult for people who aren't familiar with it to troubleshoot.

My girlfriend gave up on using openoffice altogether because of X11.

While I don't argue X11's potential, its implementation on OSX leaves much to be desired.