There is simply no reason to use OS X to host the OS you actually wanted to run in the first place. All you are doing is doubling your maintenance effort since now you have 2 OSs you need to update.
Far more productive to use Bootcamp to boot into Windows and only boot back into OS X when Apple releases firmware upgrades.
A new version of Parallels Desktop software, which allows Mac owners to virtually run Windows on their computers, will be released Tuesday, according to the company.
Clearly, the company sees a demand for this sort of software, noting that “millions of people (are) moving to the Mac from Windows” and have a need to launch the Windows OS to run some apps. For those running business apps, the need for this type of software is even greater.
But for how long?
Increasingly, the tide is shifting toward the cloud, where browser-based computing is gaining popularity, and mobile, where apps center around iOS, Android and Blackberry platforms. That creates greater opportunities for the overall virtualization ecosystem - but not necessarily this type of software.
Of course, the need for it won’t go away overnight. Businesses have been slow to adopt the cloud or are taking baby steps into it and the ability to run both Mac and Windows simultaneously, without rebooting, is big.
There’s a review of the product available at CNET. The software will be sold online and in retail outlets and are priced between $40 and $80, depending on the version. More details are available at the Parallels home page.
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