Finale Allegro 2007 is not compatible with Mac OS 10.6. Some features work but many do not. This fine print is only known if you go to the Finale web site and check the details for system compatibility.
You will also learn this fact when you submit bug reports to Finale for the many things that do not work under Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard. Here are a few direct quotes:
- Regarding the Open Recent command not working, "Unfortunately, Allegro 2007 is not supported on the Snow Leopard operating system. We can try one thing and see if it helps. However, I cannot guarantee that we can fix this problem due to an unsupported OS. Please try clearing your Allegro preferences:..."
- Regarding the fact that scanning does not work, "Allegro 2007 was created before Macintosh released the 10.6 operating system, and is not fully compatible with or supported on Macintosh's 10.6 operating system. Please see the following article for information on Finale products that are compatible with Macintosh's 10.6 operating system:..."
I'd like to submit a support request for weird things that happen with lyrics, and for weird things that happen with page layouts, but I can anticipate that the response will be that the software is unsupported.
Finale's recommendation is to buy the software Finale 2010. This costs an extra $300 on top of the $150 I already spent for Allegro 2007. It's not likely that I will spend that much money on the chance that the product will work, and I'm not much inclined to support a bait-and-switch tactic.
Amazon should pull this product from the shelves. It's obsolete.Get more detail about Finale Allegro 2007.
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