VMware Fusion for Mac OS X goes final

After a year-long beta, renowned virtualisation specialist VMware have announced that VMware Fusion, their consumer-orientated virtualisation application has hit 1.0. Featuring 64-bit support throughout, DirectX 8.1 compatibility, the ability to run "over 60 different guest OSes", a virtual machine 'Snapshot' feature, and "Unity" (allowing users to drag and drop into Virtual machines, minimise Windows applications to the dock, and use Virtual Machines with Exposé), it's certainly a compelling 1.0 product to compete with Parallels Desktop that has, to date, ruled the roost for Mac OS X virtualisation tools.

The full release does mean that the introductory pricing has ended (with a licence now costing $79). A demo is available, and if you're looking to pick up Fusion today, it does appear that there's a $20 mail-in rebate available on the full RRP via the VMware store.

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