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Thursday April 24, 2008 11:37 am

Parallels Desktop for Mac sells over 1 million units

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Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Corporate News, PC / Laptop, Software

Parallels for MacIf you were one of the fanboy nay-sayers who swore that no one would ever want to run Windows on their Mac, it looks like just proved you wrong. The company just announced that they’ve surpassed one million units sold across the globe. If you stop and think about that for a second, you’ll realize that software like Parallels must be having a very significant effect to the Mac and computer market. We are guessing that, thanks to software like Parallels and VMWare Fusion, more and more people are willing to stray away from the WIndows PC to venture into Mac territory.

“Parallels Desktop not only broke down the barrier between the Mac and PC worlds, it also broke down the barrier that kept desktop virtualization from becoming a mainstream technology for consumers and professional users” said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. “We will continue innovating to extend our position as the desktop virtualization leader and provide our users with the fastest, easiest and most seamless solution available.”

Now, don’t get us wrong - we know that Parallels can also run Linux and other operating systems as well - but seriously, the success if all about the fact that you can run Windows apps right alongside your Mac apps. Congrats are in order. If you haven’t yet tried it yet, here’s a Parallels discount coupon.



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Apple users are not using Windows on their Mac in lieu of OS X.  No one in their right mind would switch from OS X to any version of Windows.  The point is that Windows users are switching to Macs in droves, and because they need to run some Windows apps that don’t run in OS X, they are using Parallels to do it.  My wife and I are a case in point.  After 20 years of Windows use, we switched to Macs several years ago and would never return to using Window given the option.  However, we both have some legacy apps that only run in Windows, along with my Citrix connection to my corporate desktop.  So yes, we use Parallels and occasionally start Windows to use those apps.  But after getting comfortable with OS X, neither of us would willingly go back to Windows.  I’ve documented many of my experiences switching from Windows to Mac on my blog at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com John


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