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>>VIRTUALISATION HEAD-TO-HEAD
ParallelsDesktop 5.0 VMwareFusion 3.0 The two heavyweights
virtualisation fight out for supremacy
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PRICES
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first application take advantage this followed by VMware Fusion and the two products have tradedblows ever since Now ParallelsDesktop and VMware Fusion have been
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REQUIREMENTS
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Fusion and Parallels Desktop are
CONS
Interestingly thetwo appshave increasingly matched each other' innovations during recent revisions
thewindow automatically updates your Windows resolution without you having messaround withthe Control Panel and full-screen can be
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Strong graphicssupport SmartSelect file association
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Confusing view options VMware Fusion
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Desktop andVMware Fusion are now very similar products withan awful lot overlap theirfeaturesets.
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VERDICTS
performed admirably during testing shared Mac andWindows profiles
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experience using Windows apps more Mac-like However this isn' of
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updates this area Alongwith Coherence mode you now get in
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customisation options the ability ,
define keyboard triggersfor Windows shortcuts andkeys automatic networking means opening email web pages an app Mac Windows excellent plugand-play for USB devices and three main viewingmodes windowed fullscreen and one that attempts integrate Mac andWindows apps. Windowed and full-screen modes work similarly both apps Resizing to
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matchesVMware Fusion that finally offers multiple-monitor support butVMware Fusion edges in
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ahead by adding anoptional toolbar
thatenables application settings be accessed Said menu can be pinned any screen edge which saves you having exit full-screen mode amend settings. The bulk interface changes both applications appear the unified modes which try make the to
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menu-bar extra. itself smart move although why this featurewasn' rolled into Coherencemode beyond us the extra view option seems pointless and unnecessary clutter. What wasn' smartmove though was aping Mac components butnot their functionality Itsunsettling that pressing x1 quit Windows app as per theoption displayed options This
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