Existing users, 
Retrospect
Advanced backup software.
Version: 8.1.626
Not really developing for the Mac anymore.
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: langstraad Thursday, January 19 2006 @ 10:01 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Over One Year
Recommend Product: NO
They've been saying that a "full re-write is just around the corner" -- for the past four years! Retrospect works well when it works but it has too many shortcomings and bugs to list here. I talked to a Dantz rep at MacWorld (who shall remain nameless) and he posited that it will be at least another year before they put out a proper Mac upgrade.
Not really developing for the Mac anymore. - afterhours
Perhaps they don't have the programming resources to keep up with Apple's changing lineup. It was not until Tiger was released (a year ago) that Apple finally stated they would keep the API (what they call a KPI for kernal) consistent from here on out. No more moving targets for developers trying to tie into low-level system resources. That was, until the Intel announcement. Now, it has to run in Rosetta, or be recompiled to Intel. For some apps that don't dig deep into the system that's easy. For others, it may be a bear. This package has to do a lot. And while I am as unhappy with the instability of v6 on the Mac as anyone else, I do see why developing for the Mac has been less that appealing over the past 5 years.It would be wonderful if Dantz could be more transparent with their development cycle. At least we KNOW it will be a year or more with MS Office and the Adobe lineup. They've had the decency to tell us they are waiting until Apple has completed the Intel conversion, and their product cycle is rather predictable, too.
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