By Andrew Balfour | Both products have their place when it comes to running Windows software on your Mac. The biggest advantage for CrossOver by far though is...| CodeWeavers
At 12:01 AM on Monday, May 22, 2023, CodeWeavers, Inc. announced James Ramey as their new Chief Executive Officer succeeding Jeremy White in the role. While that sounds like an incredibly ominous headline, it’s really not. The planning for this transition started in 2020. And during this period of time, CodeWeavers bought out its shareholders allowing it to transform into an employee-owned trust while creating a graceful exit for Mr. White to step back from the company he founded 27 years a...| CodeWeavers Staff Blog
To be very transparent, I’m a HUGE fan of the Steam Deck. I’ve been enamored with portable gaming since I was a 10-year-old. The thought of playing a game wherever I am, whenever I want brings a smile to my face. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on portable gaming over the years. My collection includes two Nintendo Gameboys, a Compaq iPAQ (their handheld touchscreen device — it was a 90’s thing), two Sony PSPs, a Nintendo Switch, and dozens of laptops and cell phones; I am ‘pot com...| CodeWeavers Staff Blog
For each of my nearly 15 years at CodeWeavers, my CEO, Jeremy White, has predicted that ‘this year is the YEAR OF LINUX’. Each year; and from what I’ve been told, several years prior to my joining in with the company. Who does that? That level of faith and certainty in something so ridiculous is unprecedented. Imagine making the claim that an obscure operating system will one day take over the world? It’s like claiming electric cars will one day surpass cars running on fossil fuels; o...| CodeWeavers Staff Blog
If CodeWeavers is true to its claims of supporting Free and Open Source Software, why isn’t CrossOver free? It’s an often-asked question from people inquiring about our commitment to Open Source software. “If CodeWeavers supports Free Software, why do they charge money for CrossOver?”. That is a very fair question. A very fair question. In order to answer this question, we need to be clear about a couple of critical points. First, Free Software and Open Source software are not one and...| CodeWeavers Staff Blog
Lately we are fielding a lot of questions about our software and its compatibility with the new Apple Silicon Macs and its longevity. >>> More CrossOver M1 Goodness — See 3 Different Windows games Running! When is CodeWeavers going to build a *native* version for the new Apple Silicon Macs? What is CodeWeavers going to do when Apple discontinues Rosetta2 and the current iteration of CrossOver no longer works? While complex questions (no doubt), we do have an answer for today, tomorrow the f...| CodeWeavers Staff Blog
CodeWeavers is going through a re-branding process right now. I should clarify. Our Director of Marketing, Ms. Jana Schmid, is going through a re-branding of our company – I’m just riding ‘shotgun’ to her efforts. Actually I’m not even riding ‘shotgun’, I’m just being a pointy-haired executive adding my tidbits into the conversations as that’s what pointy-haired executives tend to do. And while my MBA is in Marketing with emphasis on brand strategy, I was mentally pr...| CodeWeavers Staff Blog
I never imagined that I would be at CodeWeavers for 11 (going on 12) years. When I applied to be the Vice President of Sales in 2007, I was looking for a ‘step up’. I had just completed my MBA. My wife and I welcomed a daughter to our family earlier in the year. And I was traveling 35 to 36 weeks a year at my then current position which was creating some home-life challenges. At that time when I looked in the mirror, I really wanted to find an executive level position that valid...| CodeWeavers Staff Blog
It has been a longer and more arduous journey switching from macOS to Linux than I expected. I knew that there would be challenges. I knew that there would be compromises. I knew that I would have to give up the familiar to learn something new. Likely, I think I overestimated my abilities to quickly disseminate technology and apply it within my daily routine. It has become evident to me that it is the journey and not the destination that has defined this migration; and, the pains I ...| CodeWeavers Staff Blog
By James Ramey | Honoring a passion project.| CodeWeavers
WineHQ has officially taken over hosting and maintenance of the Mono Project, previously hosted at https://github.com/mono/mono/. Its new home is https://gitlab.winehq.org/mono/mono, where I am acting as its primary maintainer. Wine's relationship with the Mono project began in 2012 as a downstream, with the release of the Wine Mono addon package used to run .NET Framework applications designed for Windows: https://www.winehq.org/news/2012052501 In the 12 years since, I've continued as m...| CodeWeavers Staff Blog
