The new mini is almost $1,400 US. How many MAC users here contemplating buying one?
Until CorelDRAW is recompiled for native ARM CPU operation, and until Corel changes some of its licensing arrangements to less onerous terms, any Mac is a strict "no sale" for me. IMHO, if you have a CorelDRAW subscription or an active "upgrade protection" setup you should be able to download and use any installer you prefer, be it for Windows or for Mac OSX. That's how it works for Adobe Creative Cloud; the platform does not matter. Corel needs to do the same thing and allow existing users to use whatever OS they want to use. The current arrangement is a travesty.
I agree! Platform should not matter. I use Windows at work and Mac when working from home so it's not like I'd be running multiple installations concurrently. I'd also greatly appreciate if the two versions were a whole lot more alike. I've been using the Mac version of CorelDRAW and I don't enjoy the experience at all. Unlike the Adobe products, CorelDRAW is so different between Mac and Windows that for me it feels like I'm learning and using an entirely new, different program. I've seen rumors that Microsoft may release an ARM version of Windows that'd run on the new Macs. If so, that would be ideal. I wouldn't have to purchase a separate version of CorelDRAW and I wouldn't have to cope with such a different GUI and functionality.
I agree you pay a fee and should be able to use whichever you need. I see many sign shops with multiple systems, we have several PC's and an old MAC.
The new MAC is really expensive with 8 GB RAM and shared video memory, for that price I can get an i9, 32GB of RAM a dedicated NVidia graphics card and 256 GB SSD,
If people were willing to pay for PC laptops what they pay for the low end MAC systems they life would be a great deal easier.
I still would never use a laptop for daily work.