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MacTech Labs: Virtualization Benchmarks, Fall 2011

MacTech Labs: Virtualization Benchmarks


Head-to-Head: How do VMware Fusion 4 and Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac compare?

By Neil Ticktin, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher

Why Virtualization?

In 2005, Apple announced the switch of the Mac platform from PowerPC to Intel processors (the first Intel-based models were available in early 2006). This introduced some interesting opportunities for the Mac, including the ability to run operating systems other than Mac OS X on a Mac.

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Parallels Desktop 7 vs. 6: Should you upgrade?

By the Neil Ticktin, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher

MacTech Labs puts the new Parallels Desktop to the test to answer this question.

The Upgrade Question

One of the most frequent questions we’ve been getting recently is “Should I upgrade to Parallels Desktop 7?” We decided to take a quick look and put Parallels Desktop to the test by comparing the new version 7 to version 6 (the previous version). This comparison is only about speed, and not about features.

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Greg’s Bite: Microsoft Mobile 7 fades

Posted by Greg Mills

Microsoft slept at the switch for so long, when they finally got into the smartphone operating system business many anayists speculated it was just too late. That may well be true, despite Microsoft throwing money hand over fist at the development of Windows Mobile 7. Things have not gone well lately for Windows 7.

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