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Editorial Review:

MAC OS X VERSION 10.4.9 OR LATER

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 Exposé. 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 Exposé 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

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Now there is no reason not to dump your PC:

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... more info

Works great! Run it full screen in new Spaces window.:

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.... more info

Amazing, indispensable product for the Intel Mac:

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... more info

Making Windows better than Windows:

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.

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