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I hate to be the one ask, but where's the Linux support? I was ready to buy Macaw, but my web workflow is in Linux. Isn't it built on node-webkit? How hard could it be to port, really?
I am glad its not subscription based. "Price is a flat fee and not a subscription. Price includes all updates to version 1 of Macaw."
Yeah, but after reading their use and then privacy policy it sure looks like you have to be able to connect to their servers to start using it. I assume that if they go poof, so does your copies of application, short of cracking it. One would hope they have a provision for off-line use/starting it.
I hate to be the one ask, but where's the Linux support? I was ready to buy Macaw, but my web workflow is in Linux. Isn't it built on node-webkit? How hard could it be to port, really?
Considering it's a small team, and this is aimed mainly at designers, it's reasonable to expect they focus on a Windows/Mac build at first.
I am glad its not subscription based. "Price is a flat fee and not a subscription. Price includes all updates to version 1 of Macaw."
I'm actually disappointed it isn't subscription based. $179 is a pretty big sum, and there's no way I can thoroughly test out the app in 2 weeks (I'm a programmer, not a designer). I would have happily bitten the bullet on a monthly fee.
With the purpose of trials being to let people test the app, surely a longer trial (e.g. 90 days) would give people more time to get hooked and realise they couldn't live without it?
With the ease of getting pirated software the argument that people would use these long trials time after time in VMs doesn't stand up I believe, and shouldn't stop them being used.
Personally I preferred the trials that allowed "30 launches" of the program - so if I only found 5 days over 6 months to evaluate the software I was able to - and still had another 25 trial-days left to test it.
The team deserves a congratulation to produce and ship a decent product on both platforms in a relatively fast pace given their limited resources (they're not Adobe or MS). However, I'm critical of the site and the HN post. It seems to me the post links to checkout page to increase conversion. Or at least that was the intent of it. However, this is not a small purchase and I think they lose even more by sending them…
I am glad its not subscription based. "Price is a flat fee and not a subscription. Price includes all updates to version 1 of Macaw."
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, but after reading their use and then privacy policy it sure looks like you have to be able to connect to their servers to start using it. I assume that if they go poof, so does your copies of application, short of cracking it. One would hope they have a provision for off-line use/starting it.
You have to sign in the first time, but after that, you should be able to use it offline.
It looks like an internet connection is required for the demo. When I try to open it without a connection, I'm told my trial has expired, even though I've never used the software. Is an internet connection required only for trial period verification or is this, always online, internet connection required, software?
> Each purchase of Macaw allows you one account. That account is used to log into the app. Users can login to the app on any machine. I haven't purchased it, but that sure seems like an internet connection is required unfortunately.
how soon will this be pirated?
I pre-ordered btw. I have no pretence to design/UX chops beyond appreciation - but for the times i want to throw a nice front end up to work towards, this is useful (esp. device preview)
Good job Macaw
The team deserves a congratulation to produce and ship a decent product on both platforms in a relatively fast pace given their limited resources (they're not Adobe or MS). However, I'm critical of the site and the HN post. It seems to me the post links to checkout page to increase conversion. Or at least that was the intent of it. However, this is not a small purchase and I think they lose even more by sending them…
OP here. I am not in any way affiliated with the Macaw team, I'm just a fan that was closely watching. The reason I linked to the checkout page was that Hacker News would not allow me to submit a link to their home page because of a past submission. I urge everybody who does not see a lot of information about Macaw here to check out http://macaw.co/ . Sorry about any confusion and to the Macaw team if this was not th…
However, once I read about it, it sounded pretty nice. My first thought is that it tries to encourage the same workflow as Microsoft's Blend?