REnew my Thinkdesk sub?

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My Thinkdesk subscription expired in september, I just noticed. But I wonder, is there any point renewing?

There's only two apps in the pacakge. KeepSafe and Multiplicity. KeepSafe I haven't used for a couple of years now. Not sure I really need it. Multiplicity I have bought the Pro version of (which sasys it doesn't have an expiery date..?)

I haven't been around WC that much the past few years, so I'm not up to speed with everything. What is the status of ThinkDesk? Are there new things to come for that package?

 

And on the topic of Multiplicity, some years ago it was said a Mac version was worked on? Or was it linux? ... In any case, I have use for both. Has there been news on that? Has it been scrapped?

At the moment I use Synercy to connect to my Mac and Linux box - which despite the lack of updates for years, works great. Probably the only reason I've stuck with MP for my windows machines is that I'd already bought it and the UI is a bit friendlier.

Any news or summary would be nice.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Sorry I missed your post.

There was actually a forum post made in regards to this package last year:
https://forums.stardock.com/343038

As far as I am aware, there are no plans to cease development on either KeepSafe or Multiplicity, however purchasing a ThinkDesk subscription renewal may prove difficult, as this is no longer offered.


Mike

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hi Mike. Thanks for the link.

 

So MP is now a per-application subscription thing? I'm not too concerned about KeepSafe, but I'm very curious in regard to MP and plans for other platforms.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

MP and plans for other platforms

I've got an (unanswered) help desk ticket in right now on MP. CTRL-ALT-Backspace doesn't work on Server 2008 if you have UAC turned off, nor does setting the group policy per Microsoft fix the issue. Otherwise it works great on Windows 7, Server 2003, and XP. ( Although I have not tested it with 7 as a secondary device ).

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I was thinking of platforms more in terms of OSX and Linux. Got a couple of that kind of boxes sitting here.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting thomassen, reply 4
I was thinking of platforms more in terms of OSX and Linux. Got a couple of that kind of boxes sitting here.

Currently only supports Windows platforms.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yes, I'm aware of that. But some years ago there was talk about OSX. Apparently it was working on the old PowerPCs, but got delayed when the new Intel Macs came. Since then there's been silence. So I was wondering if OSX is still being developed, or if it has been shelved? And I am also interested if future Linux support has been considered or planned.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

But some years ago there was talk about OSX. Apparently it was working on the old PowerPCs, but got delayed when the new Intel Macs came. Since then there's been silence. So I was wondering if OSX is still being developed, or if it has been shelved?

In short: it's been shelved.  There have been some peaks of interest in an OS X version of Multiplicity, but there hasn't been enough demand to warrant the development costs. 

nd I am also interested if future Linux support has been considered or planned.

Nothing planned.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Shirley, reply 7

But some years ago there was talk about OSX. Apparently it was working on the old PowerPCs, but got delayed when the new Intel Macs came. Since then there's been silence. So I was wondering if OSX is still being developed, or if it has been shelved?


In short: it's been shelved.  There have been some peaks of interest in an OS X version of Multiplicity, but there hasn't been enough demand to warrant the development costs. 

I have to say thats news to both me and the Mac Book Pro thats sitting next to me on my desk.

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have to say thats news to both me and the Mac Book Pro thats sitting next to me on my desk.

I stand corrected.  There you have it from the source.

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

When it was mentioned a couple of years ago, PPC was pretty much done, as far as I remember it being said. Now its been a while, and I notice software starts to drop PPC support. Will PPC support be kept?

 

No way to get my grubby hands on a beta? :grin: (if PPC works but Intel don't - no problem for me)