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With Parallels Vista will never meet with OS X!

That's the idea!

Parallels Desktop for Mac is a software product by Parallels, Inc., a developer of desktop and server virtualization software. It is the first software suite to bring virtualization mainstream on Macintosh computers with Intel processors.

Initially, the software was released as 'Parallels Workstation for Mac OS X', consistent with the Linux and Windows versions. This was not well received within the Mac community, where some felt that the name, particularly the term “workstation,” evoked the aesthetics of a Windows product. Parallels agreed: “Since we've got a great Mac product, we should make it look and sound like a Mac product...”, it was therefore renamed ‘Parallels Desktop for Mac’.

On January 10, 2007, Parallels Desktop for Mac was awarded "Best in Show" at MacWorld 2007.

Thanks for adding the 3D support. Now someone buy it and try it and let everyone know how well it works.

I switched from VMware to Parallels last month. I know that VMware was still a beta, but Parallels still wins. The fact that Parallels has a simple checkbox to swap the CMND and CTRL keys was enough for me. That drove me barking mad on VMware. The Coherence view frightens and confuses me, but I'm just a simple Caveman. I'll tell you one thing - it's a LOT faster than VMware.

-c

I thought you could pre-order until the 11th for $39.99. If so, the article should say so, shouldn't it?

It's from Microsoft... well they acquired it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-DqZ8jAmv0

Shogun,

No, you could preorder for $39.99 until yesterday, June 6th. I actually got my copy for $31-something. Not sure why, it just rang up that way.

Now I need to try F.E.A.R. running in Parallels. There's no way it will be as fast as Boot Camp. But if the game is at least playable, I'll be really impressed.

Brilliant, but how could this technology be put to practical use? What businesses, institutions, or persons could use or adapt this technology? Can Seadragon software also operate with Parallels 3.0? Will this software be incorporated into Vista?

Hey, I don't blame Microsoft for buying Seadragon; it seems to be the only sure way that Microsoft can infuse imagination and resourcefulness into Microsoft. Innovation by cash flow.

I can just imagine so many Mac folks getting used to running Windows apps using Parallels Coherence and then either Microsoft throwing a monkey wrench (Ballmer!) in the works or simply something in Windows breaks and it takes months to fix it.

Anyway the Dark Side Creep begins.

"You are now MINE!"

MDW: hope "There is still hope, ihope."

I finally bought Parallels a few weeks ago, and then they upgrade. I sure was happy when I saw that purchases since May 1st get a free upgrade.

I do not have an intel based Mac, but I will and I do have a question:

If I want Parrells and Bootcamp, do I need 2 sets, per se, of Windows installed?

FEDS BAN QUALCOMM 3G CHIPS/HANDSET IMPORTS TODAY!!

Uh this means Apple!!! Google it!

Stock up on those 3G handsets, folks -- they could become very valuable commodities here in the next few weeks. As part of an ongoing series of spats between wireless giants Qualcomm and Broadcom, the US International Trade Commission has ruled that handsets containing Qualcomm 3G chipsets (and that's a whole heck of a lot of handsets) that are manufactured starting today may not be imported into the US. By all accounts, this appears to be much more than legal posturing on Broadcomm's part -- a ban is a ban -- and we've gotta believe this'll resolve itself right quick. But if for whatever reason it doesn't, get ready for an eBay free-for-all in a gloomy, scorched-earth future where the only high speed handsets are pawned for thousands of New Dollars on the black market. [Warning: subscription required]

just buy a pc if you want to run widoze crap. good job, parallels, but no thanks.

AT&T;/Cingular uses GSM, not CDMA from Qualcomm.

Whew!!

GSM - Cingular AT&T;and T-Mobile and

CDMA - Verizon and Sprint Nextel

Wow, that means it's possible that 56 million CDMA users could switch to the GSM iPhone!!!

WOW!!

I installed both Boot Camp 1.3 and Parallels 3.0 today. Not much difference in Boot Camp -- I think it is mostly driver updates. But Parallels 3 -- that is a different story!! The OpenGL 3D implementation is very impressive -- it is an order of magnitude quicker than before, and acceleration seems to work in Coherence mode, too. Gaming under Parallels is a practical idea now, at least on machines with fast processors and powerful GPUs (I am on a MBP). There are other nice touches, and the whole system seems to run better (altho still has strange but nonfatal quirks).

To the guy who asked about Boot Camp and Parallels -- here is what you do: Create a Boot Camp partition and install BC. Then install WIndows XP or Vista. Then install Parallels and tell it you want to use the Boot Camp installation for Parallels. It works like a charm.

What will people want next? Parallels Basic Edition for iPhone so they can run Windoze Mobile 5 on it or something. jeez

The (ban) order could have serious ramifications for wireless operators such as Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel, which have built their networks using EV-DO. AT&T;, which is building a WCDMA network, could also be affected. Qualcomm is the only manufacturer of EV-DO chipsets, and it is the main supplier of WCDMA chipsets for devices that operate over AT&T;'s network.

These operators have spent billions of dollars over the past few years building out these networks, and any delay in selling handsets that work over this network could cost them a great deal of money. Handset makers, Motorola and Samsung, which manufacture phones for the EV-DO and WCDMA networks will also likely suffer from a ban.

The much-anticipated Apple iPhone, which will be sold exclusively for AT&T;'s network, will not be impacted by this ban, since the phone does not use WCDMA. It uses AT&T;'s slower 2.5G network technology. (note Edge)

Well that was close!, but this ban could affect the future iPhones. And as you know, the iPhone is content rich, 2.5G is slow in comparison to 3G.

Did Apple go with the slower technology to stay away from this patent dispute? If so, it looks like a really smart move now, doesn't it?

MW=left; "Jobs left nothing to chance with the iPhone."

Battery life.

This thing is being sold in the US. Where 3G is barely used efficiently. That's why.

3D acceleration, that's just insane, this is really the best programming job in years, even decades.

@shawnpetriw

Looks that way to me. EDGE is looking pretty good right now.

@sorry: OT

fabulous stuff !

nope, its not a 3D acceleration in the normal way, its more of a "hack", since you can only run a few games in the DirectX 8.1 emulation layer.
well DX 8.1 is better than nothing...

"3D acceleration, that's just insane, this is really the best programming job in years, even decades."

I have to agree that Parallels has done a superb job, and its record of quick updates and fixes is impressive, too. Honestly, I am not sure how they pulled off the OpenGL 3D implementation -- basically they have the screen running two completely different display architectures simultaneously.

Sadly (and not), I think Apple is going to announce that Leopard is going to have an even more amazing way to run Windows applications under OSX. That may make Parallels a software cul-de-sac, but still a terrific achievement.

ChrissyOne
"...but I'm just a simple Caveman."

I thought you were a girl : (

Or is this a faux poster?

In addition, Verizon Wireless and Sprint have been pushing their 3G phones more aggressively than AT&T;, and stand to lose business if those new phones are restricted.

AT&T;, meanwhile, is less dependent on 3G phones.

Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone, for example, is a 2G phone unaffected by the ban.

Analysts believe AT&T;may gain a competitive edge if the ban goes through. (and the iPhone!)

Stifel Nicolaus' Arbogast said she thinks it could take between a year to two years for the companies to develop a "work-around," with sales of handsets affected in the meantime.

Lucky Apple huh?

MDW: "figures" It figures!

For those of you who care, here's a link to VMware's answer to "coherance", called "unity":

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JIApJMzGzDQ

This video was release a day or two ago. It looks like the honeymoon is over for Parallels.

@Ralph Megna
How do you get Parallels to work with the "bootcamp" installation? I won't work for me.

–M

Macsweep -- When you create a virtual machine, Parallels asks if you want to use an existing Boot Camp installation. Key word here is "existing." Boot Camp and Windows XP or Vista must already be installed BEFORE you install Parallels and create the VM. The order in which I described the installation in a previous post wasn't arbritrary, it is required. If you are having trouble working with an existing Boot Camp installation, I would suggest uninstalling Parallels and then reinstalling.

The real "honeymoon" will be over when VMWare announces that the price for Fusion is going to be far more than what Parallels costs, even though they both basically do the same thing...

@ OMFG!!! Update, all is well!!

So, kind of a high tech Forrest Gump story?

Gotcha.

@ FUDsucker Proxy

I am indeed a girl. It was a reference to a cultural meme, Phil Heartman's "Caveman Lawyer".

Carry on.

Uh... I think this Qualcomm shit's fer real...

http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2007/er0607ee1.htm

Hey, I'm in Bulgaria right now and headed back to the states tomorrow afternoon. Maybe I'll but a 1/2 dozen 3G phones and bring them back as "gifts". They might actually subsidize my trip!

Taking orders...

C1, so now it's only real 'cos YOU checked it out? Give OMFG!!! so credit, jeez.

@ eyeroll

Okay, so, "OMFG!!!" didn't quite get the story right until their 3rd post, so forgive me if I demand a bit more validation that the average Engadget reader. This ban has enormous implications - it manes that, effectively, the iPhone will have no new competition for a while. And rather than just run with that, I thought I'd look into it.

So, by all means, Thank you, "OMFG!!!", for bringing this to my attention.

-c