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MacHeist sale for Parallels Desktop
If you've been looking to snag Parallels Desktop version 3.0, but don't want to pay the $79.99 associated with Parallels then a summer MacHeist bundle is just the thing. MacHeist is currently offering Parallels Desktop + Mac Pilot for only $49 (US). Returning MacHeist customers receive a $10 discount, making the bundle only $39. That's a steal! In addition, the first 1000 customers to purchase the bundle will recieve a free "mystery application" (one that's an Apple award winner) which will be detailed on Friday.
Update: The rumor on the street is hinting at the "mystery application" to be either Coda or Lineform.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Dave! said 5:49PM on 6-26-2008
Too bad I just jumped to Fusion...
Parallels wasn't bad, but everything seems to be much faster under Fusion. The clincher, though, was the *horrible* tech support I got from Parallels
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wako said 5:49PM on 6-26-2008
Fusion > Parallels
MacHeist just isnt as interesting as the first time around when it was first introduced.
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Ryan Trevisol said 6:06PM on 6-26-2008
Coda, Lineform, and MacPilot would be a MacHeist I'd be interested in.
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Rick said 6:18PM on 6-26-2008
Yeah, I've tried both Parallels and Fusion and have decided to go with the latter as well.
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LuminousNerd said 7:24PM on 6-26-2008
MacHeist sucks ass.
They offer these great deals that a large amount of people don't have access to, simply because there is a bug that has STILL not been fixed where it tells you your credit card is invalid even though it isn't.
Fuck you MacHeist. Fuck you.
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LuminousNerd said 7:27PM on 6-26-2008
After these comments on TUAW, maybe I'll try Fusion instead, since MacHeist is a douchebag.
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B said 9:26PM on 6-26-2008
hum for 38% less and i get a total of 3 apps? I might have to go for this one. I have been looking for a virtualization software to do minor things on a PC with and this is pretty good deal.
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Mark P said 9:30PM on 6-26-2008
I've been using Fusion as a "trial" now for a few days and thought I should buy it. This deal seemed pretty interesting instead although I haven't had any experience with parallels. But because of this negative comments I've decided to just look at a Fusion license..
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fini said 10:17PM on 6-26-2008
I still use my Treo with Sprint, the only reason I have not switched is because I get a great deal. Sprint's Sero plan, only $30 a month and u get free web and txt a long with 500 minutes and extras. Lets see at&t beat that.
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fini said 10:18PM on 6-26-2008
sorry wrong comment. stupid 1passwd saved my comments from another post, i hate that about 1passwd.
Max said 10:19PM on 6-26-2008
Sincerely doubt Coda being in there. Panic's never shown any interest in being in a MacHeist bundle, and I doubt they'd want to be a bonus app. Also, Coda's really more of a niche app.
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fini said 10:23PM on 6-26-2008
I still use my Treo with Sprint, the only reason I have not switched is because I get a great deal. Sprint's Sero plan, only $30 a month and u get free web and txt a long with 500 minutes and extras. Lets see at&t beat that.
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fini said 10:24PM on 6-26-2008
oops it did it again. sorry. i wont comment again, lol.
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Mark S said 12:14AM on 6-27-2008
Just take everything off from the URL after tuaw.com in 1Password. I used to have the same issue but figured out how to fix it.
Mark S said 12:14AM on 6-27-2008
I can get Fusion for $39 at my university. I've tried Parallels a couple times and am not very impressed anymore after trying Fusion. Parallels still has yet to add 64-bit OS support. I already have Mac Pilot too (just paid the $10 to upgrade to 3.0). I think Parallels is losing the battle with new customers and I've known of a few people that jumped ship on it after buying it when it was the only solution of its kind.
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pauldy said 12:16AM on 6-27-2008
Parallels turned me off with the whole rapid upgrade path they did with a lot of pay per updates that left the older versions buggy and not performing as advertised. I could use another Fussion license but I will pass on Parallels. I would love to see route buddy in there, then I could justify paying for a map at least. :-)
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user7 said 12:38AM on 6-27-2008
I use Fusion as well. Works very well, and for me the ability to virtualize more that just windows is what sold me. Unless parallels can do that, but I doubt it.
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Mark S said 5:31AM on 6-27-2008
Parallels can do any Intel based OS just like Fusion.
user7 said 9:54AM on 6-27-2008
cool, good to know.
Noah said 1:25AM on 6-27-2008
Fusion > Parallels
Parallels is slow and a resource hog. Fusion has better USB capabilities and is definitely waaaaaaaaay faster. Not to mention the tech support for Parallels SUCKS!
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