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Parallels for Mac hits 1,000,000 users
Parallels for Mac, the crazily popular utility for Mac users to run Windows on their Apple computers in...a window has said the product's user base has hit 1,000,000 users.That's a really nice pace for a piece of software not blessed by Mr. Jobs himself we'd say.
Right now the company's running a special where you can get 2 copies for $129. Kind of cool if you have multiple Macs around the house like a lot of you do.
Our question is this though:
Do a lot of people get Parallels and run Windows because they want to, or because they have to? Do people secretly love Windows XP (or egads Vista) but want to feel like a cool kid by having a shiny sexy Apple product?
Tell us what you think in the comments, if you're one of the 1,000,000 users of Parallels, why do you run Windows at all anymore?
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Subscribe to commentsMr.TacoJun 11th 2008 2:05PM
I think Apple does a great job of doing the things that folks generally need a Mac to do (ie, graphics, audio, video, web, office etc.). I have a bootcamp of Windows XP, super small partition...big enough to run Guild Wars. That's it. Everything else I can accomplish with the Mac, and do it with less hassle.
BriJun 11th 2008 2:56PM
I use Windows XP with bootcamp on my iMac, but only so I can still run my favorite games.
TillmanJun 11th 2008 10:28PM
I use VMware fusion. Since, MS Excel 2008 sucks for Mac; I use WinXP and Excel 2003. It works like a charm.
tomasJun 12th 2008 12:03AM
why i run parallels: to screw with my friends who dont know about it.
kidding, i use boot camp with windows mostly for gaming and a few other things and i like being able to not have to reboot to just do some small things to my windows install. i originally ran parallels to do programming assignments though, now i just dont program.
Toby AdamsJun 12th 2008 4:22AM
To be honest, like with me, many use it as a bit of a novelty. I have used windows for more years than i care to remember, and its only human nature to be able to reminisce every once in a while.
randuloJun 15th 2008 12:00PM
The most common reason is likely having one or a few apps that we just have to have. I have always assumed that if Steve was willing to offer free replacement of Windows licenses for popular (and expensive) programs with Mac licenses, the Mac adoption rate would quadruple in a month. Macromedia and Adobe apps are way too expensive to replace, often costing half the price of a MacBook. For the $79, I can use all my existing stuff (albeit occasionally) and a small number of apps that don't exist in Mac versions.
MicheleJun 16th 2008 10:05AM
Do you really believe that one of the reason why 'the Mac will always face an uphill battle for widespread acceptance' is in the attitude of the people who own it?
It seems quite a naive statement to me.
I believe the reasons are in the market and its configuration, that's all.
SteJun 20th 2008 10:35AM
Parallel is not what I expected, I'm an IT pro and need some xp features added to my mac, the result of the test is: some software does not work at all, java for example, lacie backup software, and after the run of win security check two files in system32 were removed halopvs_.dll and ntkopvs_.exe, these files were the original kernel and hal renamed by parallel so I completely lost the bootcamp boot, opened ticket and no response at all after 3 days, and the ticked is not stil assigned.
so be sure of what you need for professional it's not so good, usb interfaces does not allow direct access so if you need it you should boot in boot camp if it still works for you.
not happy at all even the last upgrade did not solves problems
gdd54Jun 25th 2008 11:10PM
I run XP on Parallels because I have some programs that won't run on my mac.