VMware Fusion Updated to version 1.1.1

I started with Parallels, and I was positively impressed--until it froze up and I could no longer access my virtual machine.
I switched to VMFusion, and I have not had one problem with it. VMFusion has far exceeded my expectations.
As a relatively recent switcher to a MacPro (about a year), I still have certain PC applications that I'm used to using. They have functioned even better than on my old PCs.

Stan Kossen

Wow.. youre not going to lose my reads over this article like Justin up there.. but I was going to comment on the comparison with Parallels and the usability / "mac-like" statement. I am running trial versions of both Parallels and VMware right now and I think Parallels is far more "mac-like" and user friendly than vmware. VMware customer support wasnt too friendly when they found out i was just an end user as well and not a techie big wig that wants to deploy multiple copies

I really have no preference when it comes to virtualization – but how can a blog that calls themselves the ‘Unofficial Apple Web Blog’ write such a unfounded article. This ‘article,’ if you choose to call it that, wrote:

“Nothing against Parallels, its still a great product, but I just find VMware a bit more "Mac-like" and easier to setup and use.”

What is this base off of? I have used both, and if I had a blog I would say they are both easy to setup and use.

I’m pretty sure this statement is the same as saying to me, “no offense, but you are ugly” without even looking at a picture of me. I used to respect this blog but I agree with Neil – this article just seems like an advertisement and the writer should try and act more professional – either way it doesn’t matter to me you just lost one reader.

On my iMac, VMWare is also much faster than Parallels. I can't stress enough that everyone needs to be checking out Crossover, from CodeWeavers, as an alternative to VMWare or Parallels. It's built on the WINE project, and runs many Windows programs straight out of the box just like they were a Mac App. For example, I play Guild Wars on my iMac using Crossover and it works at full speed and behaves like a Mac App.

http://www.codeweavers.com/

hey guys, have you tried VirtualBox ? it's a free and opensource Virtual Machine that runs really good!

Unity mode still doesn't work correctly with dual monitors. It's a bit of a shame since this feature has been supported by Parallels for ages.

This is not the update where you can run Leopard Server which I have seen in the MacWorld Video right ?

The issues I have with Fusion is that it only supports DirectX native, no OpenGL as far as I can gather, since a lot of OpenGL benchmarks under Parallels went just fine where as they achieved 0 result with Fusion.
So it's not only what you prefer but also about what you need.
I need raw power when working in Windows, my graphical stuff is done in Mac OS so I choose Fusion whereas my housemate uses Parallels since he uses some OpenGL enabled programs in Windows because he can't find a decent Mac-replacement.

Tried Parallels and found it stunk on Vista. Tried Fusion and it worked right away. Nice thing about it is that it recognized my Bootcamp Vista install right away. I had to call Microsoft to get the VMWare instance of Vista certified but other than that, cool program and I highly recommend it. Thanks for the update TUAW.

Let's not forget Linux. I'm working on building a digital photo frame out of an old laptop. I'll be damned if I'm putting Windows on it. I'm trying out openSuse 10.3 to see if it can do all the things I want. Fusion is great for trying it out before I do the actual install.