Originally posted by nuckinfutz
Low cost seqencer- try http://www.intuem.com/
Band in a Box IS available for Mac. Has been for years.
Visio- Business App. Not suprised there's no support
Access- bundled with Office. Horrible DB but people use it because it's from microsoft.
Genealogy- Reunion from www.leisterpro.com rules the roost.
Encarta & Worldbook- Worldbook has a verison specific to Jaguar even. I'll be buying it soon http://store.worldbook.com/wb/product.asp?sku=10545
Act and Goldmine- Business apps. See Visio comments.
Okay...I'll abandon my argument since people seem to be mostly focused on pointing me to specific Mac apps in an effort to disprove my contention that the software offerings are limited.
BIB - yeah, available, but with a warning to run it under OS 9 to avoid timing problems....
Reunion - not a real competitor to Family Tree, IMHO, since not a single add-on database is available.
World Book - wasn't aware they were offering an OX version. (I do have the OS X version of Britannica, since it came bundled with the Windows version)
Again, I'm not saying there are no Mac apps - I'm saying that in many categories the choices are extremely limited. For many business users like me, applications like Visio, Access, Act, etc., regardless of their perceived technical merit, are essential. I'm not faulting Apple; I realize they can't force developers to write for the platform. Still, that'll be small consolation if the user base gradually erodes.
Time will tell, but right now it looks to me like I'll be continuing to use PC's for a long time, regardless of my enthusiasm for the Mac and OS X. Gotta do what I gotta do.