VMware releases Fusion for Macs
VMware has finally launched VMware Fusion, a Mac version of its virtualization product, on Thursday, but for now the company is aiming to attract consumers before it considers a product aimed at corporate users of Apple's machines. The news that the bestselling virtualization software is now available for Apple's OS X will be welcomed by users running Macs alongside PCs. But any corporate appeal may be lessened by the news that VMware is limiting the scope of Fusion and that it will support only two virtual machines per user. Technically, the standard VMware product can support tens or even hundreds of virtual machines in one system. "We have only delivered what people have asked for," said Reza Malekzadeh, VMware's director of Product Marketing. In demonstrations, VMware was able to show almost seamless movement across multiple windows running from virtual PCs and Macs on the same screen. "We have put a lot of work into getting that right," the spokesperson said. As for corporate customers, the spokesperson said: "Small companies may well use it and we will wait and see if there is demand from corporate users." The current version will be available shortly, and a pre-sale version is still available for a short time from the US Website for $39.99, with the full price being US$79.99. VMware Fusion is entering a busy market, with the market leader Parallels Desktop for the Mac, dominating the market for virtualization on a Mac Microsoft has its own virtualization product. However, as expected, Parallels has downplayed any threat from VMware. "With more than 600,000 active users around the world, Parallels is, without question, the leader in the desktop virtualization market," said Benjamin Rudolph, director of Parallels. "We're confident we will maintain our leadership role by continuing to respond to the needs of our customers by introducing new ground-breaking technologies that make working with multiple operating systems easier, faster, and more productive than ever before."
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