![]() Not sure who to blame, but Virtual Box continued working fine on that box without even needed an update. Received a nasty surprise when i upgraded someone from Lion to El Capitan and the already installed Fusion refused to work on the new OS. I experienced something similar with Fusion, granted not at the same level as Parallels. VMware's upgrades were cheaper at the time and you didn't have to do it every time you upgraded your OS. It was verging on extortion in my opinion. I got rid of Parallels because they tied their versions to macOS versions in such a way that you had to upgrade or it broke. I used to have both Fusion and Parallels installed, Fusion was better for work type applications because it was far more stable, but Parallels had better 3D graphics support for games. The upgrade price for VMware Fusion 11 is €107 + VAT from version 8 onwards. While I am a Workstation user (on Ubuntu), I'm stunned by the new upgrade fees, even for me and I upgraded to the prior version only about 6 months ago. 'Compatibility with Windows' just isn't enough to warrant the price. Īs much as I like my free ESXi server, the 'annual' upgrade fees are killing me and forcing me to seriously start planning a free KVM infrastructure for development. I think the last version I owned was v8 so might be worth a try. I recently tried VMware not long ago and the graphics still sucked, so I might try it again and see if the move to metal fixes the performance issues for basic desktop stuff too. Trying to get their support folks to do anything is like pulling teeth. But parallels has some whacky keyboard bugs, time syncing bugs and more. Hell just moving the explorer window around on the desktop is way slower in fusion than parallels. I use parallels because VMware has always been really slow for basic graphics operations when using the browser or developing code in visual studio. I'm not sure what those apps typically use beyond "hardware acceleration". Quick question -ĭoes this video acceleration work for things like the desktop and office as well? I typically had a noticeable slowdown/impact for things like word processing, design tools, IDE's, etc. With Fusion Player and Fusion Pro, run nearly any OS as VMs. IT professionals, developers and businesses choose VMware Fusion desktop hypervisors for unmatched OS support, rock-solid stability and advanced features. Gain the freedom to be more productive, agile and secure in your preferred environment. I haven't used VMWare on the desktop in forever since I've been stuck with (at least partially) vBox for work. VMware Fusion: Desktop Hypervisors for Mac.
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