Thursday, August 02, 2007

Fusion Is Latest Way For Macs to Operate Windows, PC Software | Personal Technology | Walt Mossberg | AllThingsD

Walt Mossberg on what appears to be the first real competitor to Parallels, from EMC's VMWare  

In classrooms and offices, homes and coffee shops, Macs are far more visible in the U.S. than they were just a few years ago. Part of this success results from the fact that Macs are excellent machines that handle the most important and common tasks as well as — or better than — computers running Microsoft Windows.

But the new popularity of the Mac is also partly due to the fact that it can now run Windows along with Apple’s superior Mac OS X operating system. That means that if there’s a program you need that comes only in a Windows version, you can run it on any current Mac model, speedily and with all its features.

Starting next week, there will be a new way to do this. A company called VMWare, long the leader in what’s called “virtualization” — running multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single computer — will be selling a program called Fusion that allows Windows, and Windows programs, to run on a Mac.

Fusion Is Latest Way For Macs to Operate Windows, PC Software | Personal Technology | Walt Mossberg | AllThingsD

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why would I go through the hassel and expense of converting to Mac OS when I get everything I need for my home-office suite with my WinTel solution? Just so I can show off my Mac laptop at the local Starbucks??? Wish I had the dough to find out. I'll save the 80 bucs on a decent wine, thanks anyway.

pbokelly said...

Maybe it's primarily for people who believe Microsoft needs more money, e.g., paying for Mac Office, Windows, and Windows Office on their new Macs -- and thus probably spending more on Microsoft software than Apple hardware...