Availability of 64-bit LabVIEW for Mac?

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Hello world,
A quick search of the forum seems to indicate that there may have been some 64-bit versions of LV for Mac produced, but I can't seem to find any recent posts, or how I might obtain a copy.  Does anyone know if there are versions available, or if NI will produce them at some point?
My primary issue is that when reading in and manipulating data files bigger than 500MB, I get out of memory errors (my machine has 8 GB RAM, and OS X has been 64-bit for some time now). Looking at the Activity Monitor reveals that LV allocates just over 2.1GB when reading binary files of this size (before manipulation and making copies, etc).  This of course is pushing up against the 32-bit limit.  Some of my files are this size or bigger, or may require making copies during data reduction/manipulation, hence the request.
Many thanks,
S-
PS:  I know, I know, I have heard the arguments for MS Windows before, I am mostly seeking an answer to the question, not an explanation of why system X is better than system Y.  FWIW, in my lab, we use Windows (less stable, more software), Macs, and Linux (more stable, less software; does correlation == causation?  Hardly ever :-)  ).   
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Hi Ben,
I'm getting the feeling that something has happened which has left you frustrated with our Mac support. I'm sorry if we've caused you undue inconvenience, especially if it was due to technical inaccuracies in the documentation that is available online. We make our best effort to keep an accurate record of our products and their compatibility. That said, mistakes do happen and we do our best to fix them. If you ever come upon inaccuracies in documentation, please let us know by commenting on the page or contacting our support staff. 
As this thread was originally discussing, there is a gap between the software which is available for Mac and Windows operating systems. There are a plethora of reasons for that, and many of them are valid topics of debate. The purpose of these forum boards is to provide a space where users of all types can work through issues they encounter or get the opinions of others. We try to foster a professional, constructive environment for all our customers.
As a company, we gather large amounts of very helpful feedback from our customers. One of my favorite parts about the LabVIEW user community is the number of generous, helpful people who love the product and want to see it improved. I regularly encounter customers who go out of their way to demonstrate obscure bugs which we may have missed otherwise. Many of these bugs get fixed and improve each subsequent version of LabVIEW we release. If you have specific questions or concerns that are actionable, please post them in new threads on the topic; the more detail you can provide, the easier for us to investigate the issue. It's very common for a user to post a link with a question about something that seems unclear or misleading. 
I don't know what the goal of your post is exactly. To address the frustrations that Mac software availabilities are less than perfect, we do know that the Mac community of LabVIEW users is left wanting with our current offerings. I'm not sure what else I can contribute other than suggesting to do research to understand the tradeoffs when choosing a development platform. Every language and OS has unique pros and cons; knowing them is always a good idea.
I maintain that in all cases you should choose the language that suits your application and development cycle best. I frequently use LabVIEW because I enjoy using it and find I save tons of time. For the type of application development I do, it makes sense. If your usage of Java solves the problems you face, that's a good thing, and it would be silly of me to suggest you choose the wrong tool. It goes back to pros and cons.
To come back to the point, I'm sorry to hear you (and the other Mac users on this thread) have faced frustration. I don't think my attempt at a didactic post fixes those problems, but I care about LabVIEW and this seemed like a fitting place to remind that we need your help to fix the problems you encounter. We're not always able to get everything done, (notably there still is not a 64-bit version of LabVIEW for Mac) but don't give up on us. We're always trying to figure out the best way to help our customers pursue new goals and we've noticed there is room to grow in Mac.
Verne D. // LabVIEW & SignalExpress Product Support Engineer // National Instruments