VMWare offering 50% off Fusion 2.0 for Cyber Monday
Parallels rival VMWare is holding a one-day sale on its Fusion 2.0 virtualization product for the Mac, which cuts the price in half to $39.99. However, Parallels users are being enticed to switch through an additional offer that brings the cost of Fusion 2.0 down to just $10.
Online retailer Amazon.com is among the resellers participating in VMWare's Cyber Monday offer and is currently selling Fusion 2.0 for $39.99 -- 50 percent off its suggested retail price of $79.99. MacMall is also listed among those resellers who plan to offer the 1-day discount, but had not updated pricing on its website as of press time.
Meanwhile, VMWare is courting users of rival software Parallels Desktop to switch platforms through an additional $30 rebate that knocks the cost of Fusion 2.0 down to just $10. To cash in on this deal, you can purchase Fusion 2.0 from VMWare's website using coupon code "CyberMondayDeal" and then submit your $30 rebate request on line. You must have proof of ownership of Parallels software to claim the rebate.
Both offers are valid through 11:59 PM Pacific Time this evening.
Online retailer Amazon.com is among the resellers participating in VMWare's Cyber Monday offer and is currently selling Fusion 2.0 for $39.99 -- 50 percent off its suggested retail price of $79.99. MacMall is also listed among those resellers who plan to offer the 1-day discount, but had not updated pricing on its website as of press time.
Meanwhile, VMWare is courting users of rival software Parallels Desktop to switch platforms through an additional $30 rebate that knocks the cost of Fusion 2.0 down to just $10. To cash in on this deal, you can purchase Fusion 2.0 from VMWare's website using coupon code "CyberMondayDeal" and then submit your $30 rebate request on line. You must have proof of ownership of Parallels software to claim the rebate.
Both offers are valid through 11:59 PM Pacific Time this evening.
Comments
This rebate is not valid with any other VMware sponsored offers
So you either get the 50%, or the $30 rebate. I went for the 50%...
$10 plus the cost of Windows...
not really, you can use the same copy you purchased to use with parallels...
not really, you can use the same copy you purchased to use with parallels...
Yep, my bad. Those people would have already bought windows.
The relative cost of windows seems relevant, but I'm not sure exactly how...
and those reviews are really old like a year.
The terms on the rebate state:
This rebate is not valid with any other VMware sponsored offers
So you either get the 50%, or the $30 rebate. I went for the 50%...
Check the blog at the VMware website - they state that both rebates apply for an effective crossgrade price of $9.99.
For $10 I might be willing to flip, but I don't think I use Windows enough to justify $40. I didn't pay for the recent Parallels upgrade.
Check the blog at the VMware website - they state that both rebates apply for an effective crossgrade price of $9.99.
Excellent! Unfortunately, I'm still out of luck, as it's only applicable to US and Canada, and I'm in the UK...
$10 plus the cost of Windows...
You use Windows?? I thought all good Mac people virtualized SUN OS, Ubuntu server, etc.
No response to emails sent Friday and today.
Hmm, maybe there's a message here.
hey which one is better ? i saw some comparisons where Parallels got good marks than vmware...
and those reviews are really old like a year.
It kind of goes back and forth, Parallels has a nicer installation process, and UI, but Fusion handles Multicore processors and video performance a little better. I've used both and honestly the performance of both really similar, but as one gets a new version it takes the upper hand for a while until the other releases an upgrade. What I like about VMWare is you buy 1 version and all subsequent updates are free (or at least so they say) Parallels will make you purchase a new one once in a while.
Or you could download VirtualBox for free.
Yeah, it is not all that but I hope it continues to improve.
It kind of goes back and forth, Parallels has a nicer installation process, and UI, but Fusion handles Multicore processors and video performance a little better. I've used both and honestly the performance of both really similar, but as one gets a new version it takes the upper hand for a while until the other releases an upgrade. What I like about VMWare is you buy 1 version and all subsequent updates are free (or at least so they say) Parallels will make you purchase a new one once in a while.
Both are feature similar. I prefer VMWare because of stability issues and I had some personal problems with the way Parallels initially handled their process to allow Windows programs show up in my Mac drop down list when opening programs in the Mac. There was not choice to stop this in the beginning.
With that said, it is probably a toss up or whoever is hot now. I can say we moved our entire office over to VMWare from Parallels because of the above mentioned and other things that are too old to talk about now.
Or you could download VirtualBox for free.
Yeah, it is not all that but I hope it continues to improve.
Not all what?
Does it not run Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc?
Does any one have experience with Fusion and USB 2.0 support?