Comments on: VMware Fusion for Mac Released

By: Parallels vs VMware Fusion - No Contest? | Chris Pirillo

Parallels vs VMware Fusion - No Contest? | Chris Pirillo — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:27:05 +0000

[...] he points to Paul, who starts by pointing out why Vmware is pwning the performance game: Fusion was built from the ground up in OS X’s native programming environment, Cocoa, and as such [...]

By: Cameron Copeland

Cameron Copeland — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:55:40 +0000

I am trying to run Battlefield 2142 (PC version) using Fusion but as soon as I open the game up the window flashes black and returns to the windows screen. Any ideas about what might be causing this?

By: Chris Marshall » Blog Archive » VMware Fusion for Mac

Chris Marshall » Blog Archive » VMware Fusion for Mac — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:04:47 +0000

[...] think I first read about VMware Fusion over on Paul’s site and he gives a very good account of it there. I subsequently read a great comparison over on [...]

By: VMware Fusion, Unparalleled Windows Virtualization | Laughing Squid

VMware Fusion, Unparalleled Windows Virtualization | Laughing Squid — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:48:06 +0000

[...] Stamatiou has a great write-up on VMware Fusion based on his notes from a conference call with VMware when they released Fusion on August [...]

By: Paul Stamatiou

Paul Stamatiou — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:07:55 +0000

@Ethan – this wasn’t a review, more of a stating of features/news post. With my reviews I always add a “Review:” prefix to the post title.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:39:23 +0000

Paul: if you haven’t used the software and are only on a conf call about it, why write a review?

By: Danny Howard

Danny Howard — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:21:17 +0000

Can Fusion import my existing Parallels images? That would be uber cool.

My big frustration with Parallels has been an inability to get Ubuntu running inside. I figure maybe VMWare has been doing virtualization for a while and can possibly do a better job . . . I like speed, too!

-danny

By: Chris Marshall

Chris Marshall — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:41:11 +0000

Funny old world – just got sent a copy to review :-)

By: Scott Lowe

Scott Lowe — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:02:37 +0000

Speaking more from a corporate perspective rather than a consumer perspective, I can say that one of the greatest things about the official arrival of Fusion (I’ve been using it since the private “Friends and Family” release last October) is that it completes VMware’s virtualization platform–you now have the ability to run VMs that are portable across Windows, Linux, and OS X with very little or no changes whatsoever. As someone who designs, implements, and supports VMware-based virtualization environments (but I do not work for VMware), this is a major selling point and will, I think, open the door to more Macs in corporate environments. Of course, I have been known to be wrong before! :-)

Good initial coverage, Paul, and I’m looking forward to future articles.

By: Symphonious » The Myth Of Cocoa Apps

Symphonious » The Myth Of Cocoa Apps — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:37:11 +0000

[...] latest person to buy into that theory is Paul Stamatiou with his review of VMWare Fusion: Fusion was built from the ground up in OS Xâ€™s native programming environment, Cocoa, and as [...]

By: Adim

Adim — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:22:55 +0000

I have been using parallels for a year now, but i have heard so much about VMware today, i think I have to give it a look, and i think the unity Idea is genius, we really need that

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:27:53 +0000

I’m a month long Mac switcher and I’ve been using Fusion for some heavy lifting and happy to report it’s actually faster than my Dell XPS2! I think I’m here for good.

By: Rilasciata la versione stabile di VMware Fusion per Mac | Davide Salerno

Rilasciata la versione stabile di VMware Fusion per Mac | Davide Salerno — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:19:07 +0000

[...] Paul Stamatiou, che Ã¨ stato alla conferenza di presentazione del nuovo prodotto della VMware, in questo interessantissimo articolo spiega quali sono gli indubbi vantaggi che dovrebbero contraddistinguere l’ultimo [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:46 +0000

@ Paul: Thanks. DX8.1 did things like Hitman 2, which was 2002, so five years behind- but a good start nevertheless.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:56:33 +0000

Sounds great, so far. There are a few down-sides – DX 8.1 isn’t too flash though – DX 10 is core to vista and DX 9 has been out for some time (read: years) now – most modern games require it out-of-the-box.

For the cross-over user, looking to run some ‘doz only apps, it will be great. DX 9.1 support would make it “the” killer VM platform for the Mac.

By: Chris Meisenzahl

Chris Meisenzahl — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:23:41 +0000

I’ve used VMWare in various version quite a bit. It’s really very impressive.

By: Paul Stamatiou

Paul Stamatiou — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:15:59 +0000

@Adam only DX8.1 at the moment.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:11:47 +0000

So can this one do the DirectX buisness? Being able to play some XP only games will bring a smile to my face… ok so I bought a Mac but like PC games- I know I was an idiot!

By: Blake Brannon

Blake Brannon — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:10:39 +0000

Is Parallels not a Cocoa Apps, what is it written in?

Do you see VMware as being as innovative of a company as Parallels? I have been using VMware on my PC for years and have always thought it worked but was never amazed by what it could do. When Parallels came out with its OS X software, all of a sudden very innovative an neat ideas began to emerge. Do you think the OS X VMware team will be more innovative than their counterpart Windows/Linux team, or are they just copying what has already been done to position themselves in the right market?

By: Ronald Heft

Ronald Heft — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:09:26 +0000

I’m definitely a Fusion person. I found Parallels slowed down all the time, especially when resuming the VM. Fusion is ready for action the second the progress bar is done.

By: Victor

Victor — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:57:21 +0000

Great write up Paul. I use VM Ware on my Macbook and Parallels on my MacPro. Both have strong points but I find VMware a bit more reliable for my LT use. As always great job Paul.

By: Ayush Saran

Ayush Saran — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:56:18 +0000

Really looking forward to your comparasion tests.

Ive been using TinyXP on parallels, but even then I experience lag on my MBp C2D

By: Jonathan Chan

Jonathan Chan — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:51:06 +0000

I think my favorite part of Fusion is how clean the install is. It doesn’t have to add any devices to the network section in system preferences. That was one of the things I disliked about Parallels.

By: Chris Marshall

Chris Marshall — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:42:02 +0000

Certainly one to consider, and great timing!!! Am just in the process of considering whether to upgrade to latest Parallels or not.

Think this will be worth a look :-)