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| From: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $62.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 6
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Mac Os X Intel
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Mac OS X Intel
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 63 x 90 x 15
MPN: VMFM20BX2
Model: VMFM20BX2
UPC: 717103883675
EAN: 0717103883675
ASIN: B001F5VBRU
Release Date: October 5, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X without rebooting | | • | Run Windows applications across multiple screens; instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock and more | | • | Use Expose to switch between Windows and Mac applications; minimize Windows applications to the Dock | | • | Run 3D games, design software and other graphics-intensive apps with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D hardware-accelerated graphics | | • | Use Windows-only USB devices on your Mac, including GPS receivers, cell phones, PDAs, and iSight cameras |
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Product Description
VMware Fusion transforms Windows applications to work seamlessly like native OS X applications. Now you can share data back and forth between Windows and Mac using Shared Folders; drag and drop files, and even copy and paste styled text. Instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock, Spotlight and more. Minimize Windows applications to the Dock and quickly switch between Windows and Mac applications using Expose. VMware Fusion makes your Windows-on-Mac experience safe and reliable, with great features like AutoProtect automated snapshotsand a complimentary 12-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus. Moving to VMware Fusion has never been easier. Windows Easy Install gets you up and running in a couple of clicks. Plus, importingnon-VMware virtual machines is as easy as point-and-click. For current Boot Camp users, you can run VMware Fusion right on top of your existing Boot Camp partition. And when youre ready, just import your Boot Camp partition and reclaim unused space. Built from the ground up for Mac usersand with an obsessive eye toward being a good Mac citizen VMware Fusion is the easiest, most Mac-friendly way to run Windows on the Mac. A Mac-first user interface guarantees the features you expect, like searchable Apple help, Boot Camp support, Quick Look integration and more.
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Who says you can't have it all? Get the best of both worlds and seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications on the Mac with VMware Fusion. Instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock, and more. Run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X without rebooting, and quickly switch between Windows and Mac applications with Expose. Use Windows-only USB devices on your Mac including GPS receivers, cell phones, PDAs, and iSight cameras. Run 3D games, design software and graphics-intensive apps with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D. You can even bring your entire PC along, virtually, using VMware Converter. Windows really is better on the Mac.  Who says you can't have it all? Get the best of both worlds and seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications on the Mac with VMware Fusion. Click to enlarge. |  Mac and Windows unite with VMware Fusion's powerful "Unity" view. Click to enlarge. |  Share data back and forth between your Windows and Mac with ease. Click to enlarge. |  Run 3D games, design software and other graphic-intensive applications. Click to enlarge. |  VMware Fusion 2 doubles the number of virtual CPUs you can attach to a virtual machine, with experimental support for 4-way vSMP virtual machines. Click to enlarge. | Get the best of both worlds. Moving to the Mac is easy.
Getting started is a breeze. Import your existing Windows PC with VMware Converter, or easily install a new Windows OS in a few simple steps with Windows Easy Install. Graduate from Boot Camp.
VMware Fusion is the perfect complement to Apple's Boot Camp. No more choosing between Mac or Windows on boot; run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X from your existing partition. And when you're ready, import your Boot Camp partition to reclaim extra space and enjoy great features such as Snapshots, AutoProtect, and Suspend and Resume. 3D for you and me.
Run 3D games, design software and other graphics-intensive apps with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D hardware-accelerated graphics. Displays for days.
Use Windows applications across as many displays as you please--up to eight screens. Mac to the core.
Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion works the way you expect with customizable tool bars, Quick Look integration, searchable Apple help and more. Airbags for your Mac.
Take snapshots of your Windows installation, and always have the option to roll back to a safe state in case of trouble. And with AutoProtect, automated snapshots let you easily go back in time to before problems occurred. USB without limits.
VMware Fusion lets you use Windows-only USB devices on your Mac--from GPS receivers, to cell phones, PDAs and even Apple iSight cameras. Keep the bugs away.
To keep Windows XP and Windows Vista on your Mac as safe as possible, VMware Fusion includes a complimentary 12-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus. Maximize your Mac.
Take your Mac to the max by running virtual machines with up to four virtual CPUs, 8GB of RAM and with 64-bit operating systems. Features: - Seamlessly integrate Windows applications with the Mac
- Instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock and more
- Run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X without rebooting
- Minimize Windows applications to the Dock
- Use Expose to switch between Windows and Mac applications
- Import an existing PC with VMware Converter
- Install new Windows OS with Windows Easy Install
- Run Windows applications across multiple screens
- Use Windows-only USB devices on your Mac, including GPS receivers, cell phones, PDAs, and iSight cameras
- Run 3D games, design software and other graphics-intensive apps with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D hardware-accelerated graphics
- Winner of more than a dozen industry awards
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| Customer Reviews: Read 43 more reviews...
 Now there is no reason not to dump your PC December 2, 2008
I was a loyal PC user for nearly twenty years. Five years ago I bought one Mac "for home" and have never looked back. VM Ware has eliminated any residual rationale you might have for sticking with Windows. Think of it like a software nicotine patch.
Some day we may able to stick a wooden stake through the heart of Windows, but for now most of us are stuck with it. VM Ware has developed a way to minimize the pain and aggravation. The software paid for itself multiple times over within the first week when a service pack "upgrade" screwed up several of my core programs. No problem... just delete the virtual installation and roll back to the earlier clone.
I find the virtual environment especially helpful for testing new software without risking my main virtual Windows environment.
Finally, the feature that allows you to port a real hardware configuration to a virtual VMWare installation is, in a word, awesome. I was planning to keep my old IBM Netvista, which was running slow but not dead yet, as I migrated to a new Mac Pro. No need... with VMWare I was able to clone the configuration and keep a virtual machine image on my Mac.
This product is first class and well worth the investment.
 Works great! Run it full screen in new Spaces window. November 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with the positive reviews, so I won't repeat them.
I use VMware Fusion 2 to run Windows XP Pro SP3 on my MBP. Works great, accept WinXP always loads into the "Administrator" account instead of the user account I set-up. It's really annoying to have to log-out from the Administrator account every single time I load WinXP just to get to my user account.
UPDATE: To fix this, in WinXP in the Run box, type 'control userpasswords2'. You'll need to change the default user to you personal account. Search Google for a more detailed explanation.
I guess my only complaint is that it seems a bit cumbersome to activate use of the CD-ROM in WinXP, which by default is deactivated so it can be used in OSX. Perhaps a quick shortcut on the desktop would have been nice. Or set up the CD-ROM to be used as a "network device".
Amazing, indispensable product for the Intel Mac November 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just switched to an iMac after using PC's for many years, and VMware's Fusion has been a huge convenience for me. I have a few Windows applications (Quicken, Outlook for it's task functionality) for which I can't find acceptable Mac counterparts. Fusion allows you to run a fully functional Windows instance on the Mac, and it does so seamlessly. I actually run my Windows instance on a separate monitor, giving me access to fully functional Mac and Windows apps from one computer.
It seems that the Windows applications run a bit slower than they would on a native Windows computer, but not enough to be an inconvenience to me. I'm very happy with this purchase and would be using two separate computers if it weren't for Fusion.
Making Windows better than Windows November 26, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is great to buy a product and have all of your expectations exceeded. I have been pleased with the seamless use of Windows applications along side Mac applications. Crashes of Windows have been significantly reduced.
 First program to crash my Mac in years! November 26, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I'm a former software QA tester (alpha and beta) so I have quite a bit of impatience with companies that release software that doesn't work right out of the box on all sorts of machines. A good software company will test their software on multiple configurations. Obviously other users are reporting excellent results, but that doesn't mean everyone will.
I have used Parallels 3.0 since it came out and I was overall satisfied, but found it a little slow. Fusion 2.0 was released and I thought it would be a great way to get faster speed because that's what VMware was claiming and many users are reporting.
My biggest beef is the importation of existing virtual machines. I have Win XP on my Mac that I use with Parallels. VMware states that you can import from Parallels. One, the process of importation is NOT intuitive and is made far more difficult than it should be. Whoever designed this interface is not a Mac user.
Second, Fusion refused to accept the import stating that the virtual machine wasn't properly shut down. So I go into Parallels and make sure that XP was been completely stopped. Quit Parallels and go back to Fusion . . . oops, couldn't go back - first time in YEARS I saw the Mac gray crash screen. I have never seen it on my Intel Mac until now.
I'm fine with Parallels. I simply wanted to try Fusion because everyone said it was faster. Yes, I could call customer support, but I that should NOT be necessary. I don't have patience for this kind of baloney, especially on my Mac. It should work right out of the box, period. I have dozens and dozens of programs on my Mac and not one comes even close to being as big a pain as Fusion was in terms of installation.
Obviously many users have seen great results. I did not. Tread carefully or perhaps wait for VMware to release a major update.
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