Smackdown: Parallels Desktop 7 vs. VMware Fusion 4

03/10/2011
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The powerhouses of Mac OS X virtualization both got beefy updates...

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Original article by Mac Daily News
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Tags: desktop for mac 7, news, parallels, parallels desktop 7, vmware, vmware fusion 4
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