[Leaplist] for the OSx users

[Derek Konigsberg]

I just got a new MacBook Pro a few days ago (work machine, too, so it wasn't 
my own money).  I've started using Parallels a bit, it works quite well, and 
I expect to use it a lot more in the future.

Of course, as many of us know, VMware makes all other x86 virtualization 
products look like a joke.  However, VMware has pretty much written off the 
end-user "desktop" market.  VMware Workstation is a wonderful product with 
features that would make any network tinkerer (multiple virtual switches) or 
software tester (cloning, snapshotting) drool.  However, it is $200, which is 
a bit much for "end users", and they don't even market it in that direction.  
Their free "player" version is also unsuitable, since you can't configure 
your own VMs.

Parallels, on the other hand, is almost exclusively focused on providing an 
end-user product.  This means it doesn't have any fancy features beyond what 
VirtualPC offered (not much), but it also means that their primary market is 
the end-user.  So, they are cheaper, and are likely to continue to make 
improvements in areas that matter to a desktop user.

I am really looking forward to the eventual release of VMware for Mac, even 
still, since competition is always a good thing.

P.S. Yes, I have used VMware on Linux, and it does work very well and provides 
amazing tinkerer flexibility.

-Derek

On Monday 04 December 2006 9:08 am, Ed Burns wrote:
> I also use a Mac OS X Powerbook G4, but I'm waiting for VMware to
> release their OS X version before messing with that machine.
>
> In the meantime, I started using VMware on my Toshiba laptop and have
> written up an account of my journey.
>
> http://weblogs.java.net/blog/edburns/archive/2006/12/knoppix_partima.html
>
> If someone knows of any other forums where it would be appropriate to
> share this, please let me know.
>
> Ed
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