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Hermie

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« on: August 13, 2007, 01:58:27 am »

Has anyone tried this yet?

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
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« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2007, 09:16:50 pm »

Hi Hermie,

No--I keep downloading each new version and tucking it away, but since I am already happily running Parallels, I decided not to mess with changing horses. I did however see a demo of Fusion as compared to Parallels given by Apple reps, and the consensus is, the two products are very close in features and price. There is the occasional unique feature one offers that the other doesn't, but it goes both ways--and each product is still being improved.

Fusion may have an advantage in terms of the legacy of their company and their experience in virtual machines, FWIW, while Parallels is an upstart.

Bottom line, both run Windows well on Mac hardware, and virtualization is the way to go in terms of efficient and flexible computing (why do people still buy PCs and get stuck using only one OS, when you can run three or more at once?).
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« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2007, 05:34:14 am »

I'm running Parallels 3.0 (latest version) on my MacBook Pro 15" and Mac Pro 8-core. I have to be able to run Windows XP Pro to use software for my financial planning practice: ACT! (CRM), Outlook, MS Office and Internet Explorer for secure web sites that don't work with other browsers.

I do as much as I can in the Mac OS side, but flip back and forth between the Mac OS and WinXP. Parallels is an excellent piece of software. I'm even able to sync my iPhone calendar, phone list and email to WinXP Outlook and ACT! through WinXP iTunes in Parallels and then sync my music through iTunes on the Mac side. It's a 2 step process but it works very well.

Like the other poster here, I'm sticking with Parallels, because it's working well for me. Highly recommended.

Cheers.

Bud James
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« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2007, 03:49:01 pm »

I use VMware to host my windows development environment, making it easy to test and transfer VMs between several hosts.   In addition, I'm able to easilly leave a demo with a prospective client with zero impact on their machine using VM's free manager  If you are running multiple machines and OS platforms then the cross compatibility that VMware provides is unmatched.  If you just want to host Windows apps on your mac, then Parallels, or Bootcamp is probably a better choice

hth - John
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