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Windows Task Manager creator builds Mac version, calls Apple's Activity Monitor 'blows'
Dave Plummer, the original developer of Windows Task Manager, is creating a Mac version after criticizing Apple's Activity Monitor. He received permission from Microsoft to reference Windows XP source code for the project. The new tool aims to bring Task Manager's functionality to macOS users.
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Plummer's project highlights a gap in macOS system tools, but it remains to be seen if a third-party app can match Apple's deep OS integration.
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Legendary Windows developer codes Task Manager for the Mac, says Apple’s ‘Activity Monitor blows’ — Microsoft gave original Windows Task Manager dev permission to reference Windows XP source code →
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