Where do you find this? Been looking over Parallels website and the email they sent to me, and no mention of this anywhere.
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Where do you find this? Been looking over Parallels website and the email they sent to me, and no mention of this anywhere.
Yea sorry boot camp. Can i instal windows software in boot camp? I won't be using windows much besides microsoft. Not sure i want to be paying yearly fees for a slightly improved version
This is too easy. Bootcamp runs Windows exclusively , so you cannot run your Mac apps at the same time. A VM app will let you run Windows or other OS inside of Mac OS X, so you have access to both operating systems at the same time. Not just one as in bootcamp.
It's hilarious really. The argument Blizzard used for not releasing on Mac, was that the game was too technically advanced for Macs. Yet now it's supposed to run in an emulated environment?
The last version i fully purchased was Parallels version 7, than I started to see that they don't respect their current customers and every upgrade is like buying the product all over again, such a high price for a virtualization player, instead of having a max 10$ upgrade plan which is reasonable, as many other apps do, so since than I never bought it again.
I did not notice any problem with Parallels 10 and even 9 (with Windows 8.1, 10 and several Linux distributions) on El Capitan. Same with 11 and the Sierra betas now.
The only reason for me purchasing the upgrade to 11 was the bundle with 1Password, PDF Expert and some more. The mentioned two applications alone are more expensive each than the € 49.99 I paid.
They offer those kind of bundles with every new version. There had also been another one for 11 already by the end of last year. So I would recommend to wait if everything works for you now.
The only reason for me purchasing the upgrade to 11 was the bundle with 1Password, PDF Expert and some more. The mentioned two applications alone are more expensive each than the € 49.99 I paid.
They offer those kind of bundles with every new version. There had also been another one for 11 already by the end of last year. So I would recommend to wait if everything works for you now.
They do, (even though I’m sure your claim is inaccurate). Kind of in the same way that Apple write the software that makes your Mac obsolete when ever it suits them.
(If anybody is just about to tell me that the old Mac still works fine, so does the old Parallels).
Any news on DirectX support with this release though?
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What are the differences then, (I’m not being facetious)?
And still no tabs available in this or Fusion..... has been in Workstation for years : The ability to have separate VM's running in a 'tabbed' view rather than individual window per VM.
Massive saving in screen real-estate and managing multiple VM's running at once.
Massive saving in screen real-estate and managing multiple VM's running at once.
It's based on the time in between the posts there was thread over in feedback about it
Still no mention of graphics improvements! I was hoping, that they'll make a new driver for Metal, at least DX9/10 should work 100% with it and those apps/games could run in (nearly) native speed. Current DX > oGL translation is so slooow.
Let's wait another year, to get disappointed again.
Parallels is the reason I am not an early macOS adopter. 10.12.2 minimum. I try to avoid paying them every year for nothing, except compatibility to current OS.
I use Paralles with Win 8.1 virtual machine for Visual Studio and some other programming tools. Boot camp is not an option. I love that Paralles bundles Stardock tools for Windows 8.1 and I can use Start menu with it.
What I hate is that from now on Paralles will spam, until I upgrade, nearly daily when I start the program. It doesn't respect "Don't show me this again" tick at all.
Let's wait another year, to get disappointed again.
Parallels is the reason I am not an early macOS adopter. 10.12.2 minimum. I try to avoid paying them every year for nothing, except compatibility to current OS.
I use Paralles with Win 8.1 virtual machine for Visual Studio and some other programming tools. Boot camp is not an option. I love that Paralles bundles Stardock tools for Windows 8.1 and I can use Start menu with it.
What I hate is that from now on Paralles will spam, until I upgrade, nearly daily when I start the program. It doesn't respect "Don't show me this again" tick at all.
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According to this Parallels doesn’t support DIrectX video acceleration at all;
Unfortunately, DXVA is not supported by Parallels Desktop due to OS X API limitation.
I'm growing weary of all kinds of software going to subscription based fees. I already have too many software subscriptions as it is, but I understand to some degree why these companies are going this way, and in some instances I agree. Like with Office 365 having a subscription makes more sense for me and I get a whole lot more with it than if I buy Office standalone.
But stuff like this I don't see enduring value in a subscription model per se.
Regardless, I use VMware Fusion and have been very happy with it. That's not to say Parallels isn't bad and it's impressive what they've introduced here and the significant performance increases are very nice too.
VMware has been hinting, very subtly, recently on Twitter at some good things coming later this year to their Fusion software and I'm curious to see what it will be.
DXVA is hardware accelerated video decoding.
Parallels has very good (albeit dated) support for Direct3D.
They don't though. They generally upgrade the most recent release of the software to be compatible with the upcoming version of OS X. So this year Parallells 11 (assuming that past trends hold) will be compatible with Sierra.
Work has to be done to keep versions of software compatible with these yearly release cycles that Apple has going for the OS. That time is money. Developers need to eat too.
I'm getting off this train. I've been paying for Parallels every year for too long now for little more than OS support, and the fact that I can only install my license to one computer when I switch between computers regularly is absurd.
VirtualBox may require some tweaking at times to make work, but at least I won't have to deal with Parallels anymore.
VirtualBox may require some tweaking at times to make work, but at least I won't have to deal with Parallels anymore.
There are many articles on Google that go in-depth, however in a nutshell.
Virtualisation uses the hardware directly, for example both a PC and Mac run Intel, so the CPU is used directly. A hypervisor manages/schedules access to hardware resources from a VM
Emulation is where you have to translate from one architecture to another... for example when you run the iPhone simulator on xCode. You are emulating ARM on an intel architecture.
Exactly this. I don't know why they just adopt a cloud pricing model. I used to be a big fan of parallels until I was told I had to upgrade again.
I originally started with VM Fusion, then switched to Parallels, upgraded once and then was prompted again to upgrade with a message telling me my current version would no longer work. This is after paying them close to $300.
Needless to say I refuse to pay for it any longer. While I'm happy to pay for software, I resent paying for something in the knowledge it will no longer work if I upgrade my OS when everything else does.
I still use Parallels, but lets just say I'm no longer paying for it.
If they adopt an Adobe Cloud or Office 365 model, I would seriously consider paying once again if I know I'm going to get regular updates.
I pay for Adobe Lightroom / Photoshop and Office 365 and it's a great way to ensure I always have the latest versions.
Interest in Parallels and similar packages has waned over the years, as has the focus on desktop computers.
Though there is clearly a group of people who still need such tools and hardware, the IT world is evidently shifting on its axis. More people are relying on laptops rather than desktops. iPads rather than laptops. iPhones rather than iPads.
And with that shift, Intel's place in the market is shifting to the point where it is now fabricating ARM chips instead of its own chips.
I think Apple is very close to delivering ARM-based MacBooks. Doesn't the fingerprint logon need a secure ARM enclave? Can Intel offer that, or are we looking at macOS running on ARM when the next machines are released? Tim has said the iPad is the only computer many people will ever need. Why will Apple waste resources on Intel-based Macs when the ARM market is so vast and increasingly capable?
Can understand the pricing model used by Parallels: it needs to make money while it can and it needs to make money from a dwindling market base.
Though there is clearly a group of people who still need such tools and hardware, the IT world is evidently shifting on its axis. More people are relying on laptops rather than desktops. iPads rather than laptops. iPhones rather than iPads.
And with that shift, Intel's place in the market is shifting to the point where it is now fabricating ARM chips instead of its own chips.
I think Apple is very close to delivering ARM-based MacBooks. Doesn't the fingerprint logon need a secure ARM enclave? Can Intel offer that, or are we looking at macOS running on ARM when the next machines are released? Tim has said the iPad is the only computer many people will ever need. Why will Apple waste resources on Intel-based Macs when the ARM market is so vast and increasingly capable?
Can understand the pricing model used by Parallels: it needs to make money while it can and it needs to make money from a dwindling market base.
Sounds like they're just one step away from going to a monthly subscription. (Oh wait, I see they're already doing that. HA!!!)
Hitting the restart button a couple times to save my wallet from being gouged? Yeah... Bootcamp works just fine for me.
Boot Camp won't work for me and the installation is atrocious (I tried four times and I either ended up with an unbootable partition or a black screen)
. The last try corrupted my main partition and I stopped trying. Back on VM Ware for the time being.
One key app missing from the native Apple platforms is MS Project. Until that is available on macOS/iOS, certain fields will simply avoid macOS or continue with virtualisation.
VMWare fired most of its Fusion and Workstation team in January. I use it right now myself but I'm not sure of the future of the product...
Switch to ARM would be poison to Paralles. For Apple it'll mean better margins. I'm sure Tim can't wait until they can jump to ARM Mac's. $$$! Profit! And that what is the purpose of Apple.
But if Intel stays, to achieve full HSA complience, Apple could run macOS on ARM that acts as a HSA master, hosting virtual machine, and then Intel chip would run on top of that... in virtual layer. Like a virtual machine. But for user, there would not be any difference in user experience. Except Apple could take full control of security features and IO traffic.
But if Intel stays, to achieve full HSA complience, Apple could run macOS on ARM that acts as a HSA master, hosting virtual machine, and then Intel chip would run on top of that... in virtual layer. Like a virtual machine. But for user, there would not be any difference in user experience. Except Apple could take full control of security features and IO traffic.
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I use windows maybe once a year. I doubt i will upgrade Parallels again, unless they offer my work a NFR version again.