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It's interesting that many companies (big and small) routinely develop their software as cross-platform for Windows and Mac (and sometimes Linux). I think the simple trick is proper structuring of the software, ie. strict separation of platform independent vs. dependent code. So only the dependent part (GUI, drivers) needs to be adapted on different platforms. It seems to me that PGM have missed the opportunity to design/redesign BIAB for this purpose.



Besides BIAB, I also use Finale -- which came on a DVD with both the Mac and Windows versions, and a license that allows installation of two copies, one on each platform if I choose. I also use Smartscore (music scanning software), which also shipped with Mac and Windows versions. And before Apple bought Logic and discontinued the PC version, Logic also shipped both Mac and Windows versions, and I ran them both. Bandstand and other software synths likewise ship ready to run on either platform. My point? Well, it would be really nice if PG could do the same thing with BIAB. I'd gladly shell out some extra bucks for a mega-mega-pak I could run on either platform -- and it would mitigate my concerns about one version lacking a few features found on the other platform (the Windows version of Finale also apparently has a few tricks the Mac version can't do). I'm not a programmer, and I don't know what PG would have to do to get there -- but it's the product I want, and it seems to make sense in the long run.