A while back I got this comment in an email:
“I loved Macro Scheduler. Unfortunately, I’m now working exclusively on Mac and Linux boxes. I have kept a copy of Macro Scheduler, just in case I ever return to Windows, and have recommended it to many friends (2 of which have purchased copies). After 2 years without Windows, I have to say that I don’t miss Windows, but I do miss Macro Scheduler.”
Despite the fact that we’ve lost a customer to Linux, I think that’s quite an endorsement. Linux has always catered to the sysadmin with its rich command line interface, and all Linux tools, utilities and system apps provide a command line processor. Linux also comes with a number of built-in scripting languages and an advanced scheduler called Cron. So Linux is made for being automated. Windows, on the other hand, was designed almost exclusively for human users and is purely graphical. Therefore, tools like Macro Scheduler are required to automate Windows applications. Nice to hear how important Macro Scheduler was to this sysadmin when he had to put up with Windows 🙂
