Times Reader

[vansmack]

Has anybody else been using this?  I think I remember somebody else talking about this a couple weeks ago.  
 
 I was trying it with Win Vista, but they've made it available for Win XP (sorry Mac users, it uses Windows Presentation Foundation technology, which is still being developed for Mac, but you can run it in Parallels or Boot Camp).
 
 It is by far the best mix between a paper version of the newspaper and a digital version.  It also allows you to read the paper where you don't have an internet signal(like on the train in a tunnel).
 
 Anyhow, the November update is much less buggy, so you should check it out (while its still free): First Look

[thirsty moore]

Checking it out now!  If I had a long train commute, I'd definitely use this.

[vassego]

I love it when companies with the resources of the New York Times develop a product like this that is Windows only.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by vassego:
  I love it when companies with the resources of the New York Times develop a product like this that is Windows only.

For the Mac Users

[sweetcell]

a) c'mon, this is a beta.  save the protest for the official release.
 
 b) what % market share do Macs have?  and this justified writing a whole new presentation platform, for a beta test?  while mac users are indeed the vanguard in several fields (music, graphics, video, etc) they are also a small minority.

[vassego]

a) Yes, it's a beta, but why not have everyone test out your product rather than limiting it to Windows users?  So, they complete a Windows only beta, then start a Mac beta, then a *nix beta?  My point is simply that there are a wide variety of web technologies available to companies.  It frustrates me when companies choose to alienate some of their readers by choosing proprietary solutions, especially when those companies are as large as the NY Times.
 
 b) Yes, Macs are a smaller share of the market, but they are a share of the market nonetheless.  There are also other OSes, and I'm sure some *nix nerds would like this service as well.
 
 

For the mac users

Yeah, this is great if you have a new Intel Mac, a Windows license or the money to poney up for Parallels.  Thankfully, I have all of the above, but I would put money down that only a small share of the Mac-user world meets the prerequisites.