50% speed increase from *code only*, do you really believe that?

Fine, there may be speed increases but for Parallels to claim 50% and then mention the fact that its on newer gen processors, that’s just…not right.

How many people are going to go to the forums to say “it’s great!” ?

Mike,

I don’t know why they depend so much on VT-x2, that is indeed curious. But my point stands: that there are valid performance gains.

Many people on the Parallels Forum wouldn’t agree with you.

Make sure you pay attention to the picture in the post above. It was taken directly off the Parallels site. That’s where they state 50% performance and then say it’s because of VT-x2 support. Reading is fundamental.

Thanks for writing. I really don’t understand why you all are having such problems with this. Yes this is one sided because it’s my blog and I like VMware. You have issue with that then go find the Parallels slanted views. The whole purpose of this post was to point out that there’s little value in the upgrade that you have to pay for yet again. It’s also to point out that some of the features you’re claiming in the product aren’t actually useful until supporting chips start shipping late next year. That was the screen snippet by the way – the performance claim. And lastly, yes I **had** Parallels on my machine for a couple of days and removed it after it made my Mac hang the second time. Just like you writing stuff here defending your product I will defend the VMware side as well. That’s out prerogatives. Best of luck to you. Maybe you can get back some of the customers you lost with Parallels Desktop 3.

Zaphod has a good point in saying your article sounds extremely defensive on the side of VMware as a whole. While reading it I wonder whether or not you actually installed Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac on your own computer. The screen shot you provided seems to have been taken from our website, and you basically just went down our list of features in our product section when describing the program.

You do clearly admit that you’re biased, and as a service to your readers I would suggest they try both products before making a purchase decision. I think you should do the same:
The newly released version of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac can be found at http://www.Parallels.com on a free trial basis. The trial has all the features and functionality of the full version, simply for a limited time. It also gives you the ability to back up existing data before making the conversion.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. The point of this blog was to point out the fact that one of the major features getting picked up in nearly every article about PD4 (the 50% performance boost) is in fact a sham. If you’ve been reading my blog long enough then you know that I’ll call other companies out when they pull crap like this. I expect the same in return. If you find that VMware is pitching features in products that aren’t even available for years to come then call them on it. There’s actually laws here in the US from the SEC that prohibits companies from recognizing revenue for any product where you pitch a feature and then don’t deliver on it. You’re not allowed to recognize the revenue on your balance sheets until that feature is actually delivered to market. This begs the question of what Parallels is going to do with the money you’re going to give them now.

At any rate, if I have offended you I’m sorry. I would ask 2 things:

1) Go download Fusion and PD4 and do an honest comparison. I’m pretty confident you’ll choose Fusion. If you really are looking for the best integration of Mac and Windows with the most stable and highest performing app then Fusion should win that hands down. Yes, I have installed every single version of Parallels and put them through their paces. Every time I uninstall Parallels my Mac thanks me. Things are more stable, other apps hang less, etc. It’s not just me. Go look at the Parallels forums and you’ll see hundreds of cases of this.

2) Stop and read the disclaimer in the top right of every page on this blog. This is a personal blog with my own thoughts and opinions. Nothing here is official word or the thoughts of my employer. If you don’t like the content here then don’t read it. You can go back and read the pro-Parallels blogs or whatever else you’re interested in. What you’re going to find here are thoughts straight from me. I’ll call people out where necessary. I’ll talk about what I’m seeing in the industry. And from time to time I may just rant. That’s my prerogative and a lot of readers just like it.

I wish you the best in your use of whichever product you choose. Just make sure you know what you’re paying the $40 for (again).

P.S. Do you really not take the time to fill out mail in rebates? That’s enough to make my opinion.