MainStage with MacBook??

Hi -
just wondering if anyone knows whether you can run Mainstage on the Macbooks? It says in the individual specs that you need ..."Standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, iMac with Intel Core Duo, Power Mac G5, or iMac G5"
No mention of Macbook? I realise they share video memory, but surely the program will still run on these?
This app looks awesome, so fingers crossed.

My friend installed Logic Studio on his Macbook and Mainstage does NOT work. The screen resolution does not meet the minimum requirement for Mainstage.
I think that's kind of dumb, considering Soundtrack Pro and Logic Pro both RECOMMEND higher resolution but will still open.
Hopefully they'll put up a software update to let it work on Macbooks. Can anyone else confirm this or know a work-around?

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