Login"CrossOver Conversions: The Fast, Easy Way to Port Your Windows Software"
If you are a software developer, the steady growth of both Mac and Linux opens up both challenges and opportunities. New markets mean new potential for your company: new customers, new revenue. At the same time, though, the disappearance of Windows as the "only" major operating system can complicate your development efforts. What is the fastest, most economical means to take your product to these new markets? The answer varies from application to application, but in many cases CrossOver can offer an ideal tool for software developers to make this migration.
What are CrossOver's Advantages?
Running your Windows software under CrossOver on a different OS provides a number of key advantages:
- Faster Time to Proof-of-Concept
Once an application will at least install under CrossOver, we can rapidly deliver a proof-of-concept (as a native .dmg or .sh install file) for Mac or Linux. This allows your management to grasp the "look and feel" of what a final port will be, and demonstrates what the user's installation experience will be like.
- Faster Time to Market
Porting an application via CrossOver typically is faster than writing a native port.
- Lower Development Cost
Porting an application via CrossOver typically is less costly than a native port as well.
- Better Integration
Your application runs natively on OS X or Linux, not in some virtual machine partitioned off from the main operating system. You take advantage of the native file system, too.
- Better Performance
Your application will be running natively on OS X or Linux, not in a virtual machine. Virtual machines chew up extra RAM and CPU, decreasing system performance. With CrossOver, you run at native speed.
- "Purity"
Let's face it: there are plenty of Mac users out there who would rather gnaw their arms off than sully their Macs with Windows. By using CrossOver, you transform your Windows software into a native Mac application: no Windows required. And that keeps your Mac users happy. The same is true for many Linux users as well.
- Lower Cost to the Consumer
Licensing CrossOver is less expensive than requiring your Mac customers to have a copy of Windows.
The remainder of this Services section tells you about the tools we use, and how the CrossOver porting process works.
Pre Sales Consultation
For qualified customers, we are happy to spend an hour or two on the telephone or in a meeting with you, trying to understand your needs, and providing you with some guidance as to whether or not CrossOver and Wine are appropriate for your situation, all at no charge. Please contact James Ramey, VP Sales, at 651-523-9302 or by email at sales to start such an initial conversation.
