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DESCRIPTION
VMWare Fusion... Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications and devices, on any Intel-based Mac. Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion is the easiest way to switch to Mac, letting you bring all of your Windows applications with you, making the most of your Windows software investment, while providing the perfect safety blanket for the switch.
Break Down the Walls Between Windows and Mac With the powerful Unity feature, VMware Fusion seamlessly integrates your Windows applications with your Mac. Instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock, and more. Minimize Windows applications to the Dock and even quickly switch between Windows and Mac applications with Expose.
Safest Way to Run Windows on the Mac
VMware Fusion makes your Windows-on-Mac experience the safest possible with a suite of features to keep Windows safe and sound. From automated, timed snapshots, to embedded antivirus and antispyware software, VMware Fusion keeps Windows on your Mac sparkling.
Mac-like and User Friendly
Built from the ground up for Mac users, with an obsessive eye towards 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 ensures that users get the features they expect, like customizable tool bars, searchable Apple help, Boot Camp support, dock notification integration, and more.
Power to Burn
Based on the most advanced virtualization engine the world has ever known, the result of more than a decade of development, VMware Fusion brings all the power of VMware's enterprise-proven technology to the Mac.
Why Choose VMware Fusion?
Thanks to its superior power, flexibility, and pedigree, VMware Fusion is the right choice for anyone looking to get the most out of their Mac by running Windows applications side-by-side with Mac applications.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.0 has over 50 new features and enhancements including:
- Optimized for Snow Leopard. VMware Fusion 3 leverages Mac OS X Snow Leopard’s advanced architecture with a new 64-bit core engine and native support for the 64-bit kernel to deliver an even better Windows on Mac experience.
- Ultimate Windows 7 Experience. VMware Fusion 3 is the FIRST virtualization product for the Mac to provide the full Windows 7 experience, side-by-side with your Mac, complete with Windows Aero and Flip 3D. Run 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 -- it is your choice.
- Switching Made Easy. VMware Fusion 3 makes it easy for users to bring their entire PC to their Mac in a few easy steps -- wirelessly or with a simple Ethernet cable – allowing customers to protect investments in existing Windows software, and to keep using the programs they still need all for the same low price!
- Best-in-Class 3D Graphics. VMware was the first to provide virtual 3D graphics and is the first to support Windows Aero in a virtual machine on the Mac. VMware Fusion 3 is also first to support DirectX 9 Shader Model 3.0 3D graphics and now adds support for OpenGL 2.1 for Windows virtual machines to enable more Windows applications and games.
- Run Windows Apps, The Mac Way. VMware Fusion has been designed from the beginning to make it easy to run Windows apps like Mac apps. VMware Fusion 3 makes it even better with the “Always On” Applications Menu that banishes the Windows Start menu from your Mac and let’s you find and launch Windows apps like Mac apps, even when VMware Fusion is not running. Cycle through open Windows apps with “ command ` ”, quit individual Windows applications with “command q”, and use Dock Exposé with Windows apps.
- Maximum Performance. Finely Tuned. Building on the proven reliability and performance of VMware Fusion 2, the new 64-bit native core engine and 4-way multi-core SMP make VMware Fusion 3 perform even better. In addition, many smaller refinements increase overall performance from better disk and graphics performance on Snow Leopard, improved 2D interactive performance, faster scrolling in Windows applications, faster to enter Unity view, improved application launch times and much more. VMware Fusion 3 is finely tuned to make Windows run even better than before on the Mac.
REQUIREMENTS
- Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later.
- A copy of Windows (if you'll be installing Windows)
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| Developer: | VMware |
| Downloads: | 154,193 |
| - Version d/l: | 5,651 |
| Utilities: | System |
| License: | Demo |
| Date: | 27 Oct 2009 |
| Platform: | Intel |
| Price: | $79.99 |
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| VMware Fusion User Reviews (114 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Nov 5 2009 |
GORDON142 I've found the Aero support in 3.0 (arguably the biggest new feature) very disappointing. Yes, it's aero, but it's sluggish and glitchy, and makes the entire Windows system maddeningly slow. In other words, it's there but not really usable. I've generally preferred VMware over Parallels for a number of reasons, but I just tried the version 5.0 demo, and Parallels definitely has a much better implementation of Aero. Animations are smooth, and the system remains zippy with Aero enabled. It doesn't cause the case fan to turn on full blast either like VMware with Aero. Clearly, this is something VMware needs to work on.
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 | Oct 29 2009 |
MRGANDO Ok, I have been using this piece of software for a while, I bought 3.0, I'm a believer that one should buy software that uses. I use VMware for work, light gaming ( MTGO ) and more stuff... yeah boot camp is faster ( obviously , it's not virtualized ) , but what is more comfortable that having Windows/Linux VM when I need it ?
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| Oct 29 2009 |
ACURAICE of Course I'm on Drugs! And I don't know about you but, VMware and Parallels both blow. Yes, they appear to be emulating windows flawlessly on the surface, but under the hood, they are slow,bulky pieces of software. They also only support older pixel shader and direct X 9.0 technology, what that means is if you even attempt to run a game that from 2001 or newer, if you get past the loading screen, it will most surely be choppy and display an errors and most definitely crash ! If your a hardcore gamer like me, you can easily download any copy of of a windows installation cd and be up and running boot camp in about 25 mins! Boot camp is flawless, since your running windows natively, not some cheesy,RAM hungry emulator! Trust me, Boot camp rocks, and performs dramatically better. And as for the side by side thing, what could you possibly be doing that you need to run both operating systems side by side for???? Do you work at a hospital? All you have to do with boot camp is simply drag and drop any file on your bootcamp partition icon, and viola, it appears on your windows desktop the next time you run it! simple as pie...for us more advanced people!
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| Oct 30 2009 |
VGOKLANI agreed, 1000% correct
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 | Oct 31 2009 |
ITISTODAY I'm confused, are you outraged at VMware or your own inability to understand why someone could have a legitimate use for it? I know I have a legitimate use for such technology: I sometimes need to be able to test and develop software for two different systems at the same time. The only way I can do that is by using virtualization (in my case, Parallels, though I'm sure VMware is great too). I'm sure other people have other legitimate reasons for paying the $80. So please, chillax, if you don't have a use for it, that's great, but no need to flip out about it.
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| Oct 29 2009 |
MOELLER3D Now I tried it too, the normal way to upgrade doesn't work, but with the link to this side, I could upgrade here http://store.vmware.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&Env=BASE&Locale=en_US&SiteID=vmware&id=ProductDetailsPage&productID=168242500 Here is no former SN nescessary. When I installed, the new SN is acceepted.
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| Oct 29 2009 |
FARIBORZ Thank you very much for your help. I could finally make it. Cheers.
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| Oct 29 2009 |
ST00P!D M0NK3Y Are you on drugs or do you not realize why people may have actual use for virtualization software? Sometimes we actually have a need to run Windows alongside OS X simultaneously for cross-platform window-sharing, and VMWare Fusion is the best at what it does, in my opinion. I was having issues with Windows 7 in 2.0, but this new release has cleared all of that up, so thanks to to the devs once again for this amazing software.
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| Oct 28 2009 |
BONOBO Purchase of upgrade now worked well for me, got my license #, installed, all is fine now. Thanks to the folks at VMware who resolved the situation quickly and thanks to all here who collectively held each others' hands ;-) Cheers, Tom
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| Oct 28 2009 |
CABERLIN The are experiencing update problems (system breakdown) due to the demand, they say. Here is the workaround that they recommend to use until they repair their store: http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/
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 | Oct 28 2009 |
FARIBORZ For heaven's sake has anyone succeeded in upgrading to the new version from version two? I'm a registered user of this program and have been trying in vain since yesterday to buy my upgrade but their site just doesn't recognize my serial number even if I have already registered it with them. Thanks. Fariborz AMIRSHAHI - Verona (Italy)
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| Oct 28 2009 |
NIGHTHAWK090 I am a little confused about the product...you have two options to buy (first time buyer here), the product, and product with subscription (which gives you upgrades for 12 months)...soooo, am I right in thinking that if you don't buy the subscription you get no upgrades??
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| Oct 28 2009 |
CARLOS-SZ As far as I understand the product with subscription will guarantee Fusion 4.0 if it is released within the 12 months subscription. Personally, I see no reason to buy the subscription right now, one day after the release.
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| Oct 29 2009 |
PONY Call me skeptical, but if they are offering a subscription you can guarantee version 4 will not ship within 12 months. Version 2 of this product was discounted here a little while back, and VMWare ensured anyone who bought the discounted version would not be eligible for a free upgrade - they set the cut off date for free upgrades to just after the promotion finished here. Of course this fact wasn't noted in the promotion, and was announced after the promotion had finished and many had bought a version that was 'obsolete' just a few days later. I'd skip the subscription all together.
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| Oct 28 2009 |
DARRINSDEN I havent had a problem, successfully migrated 3 parallels VMs over. A windows 7 install, and 2 XP installs
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