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    Virtualisation vendor VMware has announced the general availability of VMware Fusion, a software product that allows Apple users to run Windows-based applications on the Apple Mac platform.

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    VMware is set to take on Parallels in the Mac virtualisation world with the launch of VMware Fusion for the Mac OS X, but for now its main focus is the consumer market.

  • Desktop virtualisation opens new doors for users

    When Apple released Parallels Desktop in June 2006, it showed most users for the first time what they could achieve with desktop virtualisation.

  • VMware Fusion beta for Macs goes public

    VMware has made available a public beta of its desktop product that lets Windows operating systems run in a virtualised environment on Mac OS X.

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    Microsoft is acquiring some assets of Connectix, including software that permits Windows to run on a Macintosh and an unreleased server program.

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  • Ubuntu 7.04

    Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications.

  • WinXP: an OS for Linux lovers

    Despite all of its automation and graphical splendor, Windows XP brings its share of quirks to the table. Bill O'Brien believes that Microsoft has finally made an operating system that Linux users will love.

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