VirtueDesktops: the end for now
11 03 2007I’ve been sitting on a fairly big decision (for me) for the last few weeks. The writing has been on the wall for VirtueDesktops since last year’s WWDC, and I had intended to release a nice, stable version for 10.4 users before I stopped work on the project.
I’ve decided not to finish that version.
Needless to say, it wasn’t easy to make this call - I’ve loved working on Virtue, and I think it has some features that Spaces won’t match. The sad fact is, that since June last year, it has all been effort poured into a product that has no future.
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Goodbye to VirtueDesktops
It’s always sad when a great piece of software reaches the end of its life. Tony Arnold has announced that he is ceasing development of VirtueDesktops. This is a real shame, as VirtueDesktops is one of my favorite free Mac OS X applications.
Farewell, VirtueDesktops
仮想デスクトップで楽しませてくれたVirtueDesktopsが開発停止とのこと。
10.4では”space”なるデスクトップ環境がリリースされるし、仕方ないのかな。
ありがとう。ご苦労様。
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