First Look: New FileMaker Database Is Leopard Only.

New Utility Alert. Free. For now. FileMaker launches a public beta of Bento, the personal database for Mac users.

True to the Mac’s roots deep in the Exclusivity Club and the Elite Community, Bento is for Leopard users only.

Let’s digress for a moment. The most popular non-Microsoft database for the Mac and Windows is FileMaker Pro. Even in the internet age, FileMaker has carved a profitable niche with a flexible database application, perfect for business, not so perfect for the rest of us.

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