RE: [Fed-Talk] Fusion and Parallels - which is the better buy
RE: [Fed-Talk] Fusion and Parallels - which is the better buy
- Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] Fusion and Parallels - which is the better buy
- From: "Fairbanks, Lee (contr-ird)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:24:03 -0500
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- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Fusion and Parallels - which is the better buy
I assume most people know that software design is a global industry, but it still is a relevant topic for those of us in the DoD space. Right or wrong, many DoD agencies have ownership restrictions for software purchases. I realize that does not apply to everyone on the Fed Talk list, but it does apply to some of us.
-lee
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From: fed-talk-bounces+lee.fairbanks.ctr=email@hidden [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+lee.fairbanks.ctr=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Mensch, Henry
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:12 PM
To: Allan Marcus; email@hidden
Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] Fusion and Parallels - which is the better buy
I thought this was beaten to death late last month, but I guess not. You will be hard-pressed to find commercially-produced software product that is created entirely in the US (even when there's a US company involved). EMC (which is based in Massachusetts, owners of VMWare) do it, Microsoft does it, Oracle does it, ...
Better to spend time determining if one product or the other is going to do the job for you, IMHO.
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[mailto:fed-talk-bounces+henry.mensch=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Allan Marcus
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:29 PM
To: email@hidden Talk
Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Fusion and Parallels - which is the better buy
if it matters, Parallels is a Russian company and VMWare is a USA company. VMWare uses Indian programmer in India (I think), whereas SWSoft uses Russian programmers in, you guessed it, Russia. If this is a rick or factor in your decision, you will need to decide.
Personally, I find VMWare more stable and less prone to hose my Windows install, especially bootcamp.
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Thanks,
Allan Marcus
505-667-5666
On Dec 19, 2007, at 10:50 AM, Hare, Lawrence CTR USA USAMC wrote:
> I have been using Parallels all year, an old version 1.something
> binary that has worked fine for me, no problems at all. Now I have
> upgraded to Leopard I find that it still works fine on my MacBook Pro
> but blow up instantly on my MacMini I have at home. I am so behind the
> curve on versions I am not too surprised.
>
> However, a good friend is using Fusion - after using Parallels - and
> he is gung-ho on the superiority of it.
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject?
>
> And - I cannot find an answer to this one - does anyone know if the
> Fusion license allows me to have a copy on my desktop machine and on
> my laptop? I use one or the other at a time, never both, and no one
> else does - dare not - touch any of my Macs...
>
> Thanks - Lawrence
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