“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 4 – Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO FAITHFUL MACESTEIN READER dlowe402.
Sure, we all love Apple and the ease of OS X, but sometimes there’s things you just can’t do on a Mac – like run the latest games, business software, and viruses. But who wants to go through all the trouble of partitioning their drive and rebooting into Boot Camp? When you HAVE to use Windows, you want to get in and out QUICK, and there’s nothing quicker than Parallels 5 for Mac. Optimized for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and boasting unmatched virtual machine performance, Parallels 5 lets you launch thousands of Windows apps directly from the Mac Dock. Best of all, Parallels lets you show as much or as little of the Windows interface as you like, so your friends won’t even know you’re running Windows, thus preserving your Mac Street Cred.
Choice is good. Not having to choose is even better.
Mac OS or Windows? Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac lets you seamlessly run Windows and Mac OS X side-by-side, drag-and-drop your files between operating systems, and run Windows software on your Apple computer without rebooting.* Run thousands of Windows programs faster on your Mac
* Enhanced! Install Windows XP, Vista or 7 in 3 easy steps
* Enhanced! Optimized for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
* New! Full support for Aero, including Flip 3D in Windows Vista and 7 & OpenGL 2.1
* New! OpenGL 2.1 support for Linux guest Operating Systems
* Enhanced! Parallels Compressor automatically reclaims hard disk space
* Enhanced! Intel VT-x2 virtualization technology drives maximum performance
* Enhanced! Unmatched virtual machine performance
* Enhanced! KVM paravirtualization for Linux gives unmatched performance
To enter: simply leave us a comment below saying something POSITIVE about Windows. Winner will be picked randomly 7 days later and notified (kind of like in The Ring, only with less killing… we hope). Open to all readers world-wide. Good luck, and thanks for reading Macenstein! (Oh, and be sure to enter ALL our “12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaways!)
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Windows is great. We have “Get a mac” ads because of it.
Windows has games?
Windows bring more of a challenge, because strange things can happen, and then you have to resolve the issue. I like that challenge! 🙂 Strange things never happen in OS X…
Windows runs more games
I want to run Windows with Parallels on a Hackintosh!
One positive thing about Windows is it runs better on a Mac.
Windows is an utterly junk-piece-of-crap. But!… Windows 7 does not stink as much as Vista did… which is a positive thing… is it not ?
Windows runs better on a Mac
You can run “Guild Wars” natively on Windows only.
That’s why I switched to WoW. Oh, wait a minute…
Windows (at this moment) is a better locking down the system, limiting a users access to various parts of the hardware or software in a classified environment.
Windows can run on a mac
Most entertainment software (aka videogames) is developed purely for Mircosoft OS’s, so a Windows-PC is a nice gaming-platform.
Windows gives a good comparison for OS X 🙂
I have many Windows in my house. Sort of needed to have a well lit and ventilated house.
Windows comes with Mine Sweeper!
Windows is.
Sorry, that’s as far as I can go and still be positive.
Ok, I’ll try again.
Adobe invests more into developing Flash for Windows than it does for Mac.
Windows is prettier than DOS.
Windows is great but MAC OS is better
Windows is the second best OS.
Windows lets me run AutoCAD
The Windows Media Center is awesome
Windows 7 is better than windows vista.
Windows look better with a fresh coat of paint.
If I’m bored I’ll watch the defrag
Windows lets you use all the suckful korean websites that require activex controls!!!
Windows has contributed so much to computer culture … My favorite is the “blue screen of death.”
Windows are/is a new way to let undesired things (thieves, viruses) in.
Imagine a big cat, a Leopard for instance, there where your windows are/is. Nothing (thief, virus) would ever dare to enter.
BUT, don’t forget Windows are cheaper than wildcats.
Windows 7 looks great with all the blue and I especially like the window-snap-to-the-side feature.
Only positive thing about Windows is that it is not on my Mac…
How about two things:
1. Windows keeps my father in business
2. Windows are great when it is beautiful outside and I open them to let the fresh air in!
Using Windows on a Mac is quite useful at times. Windows 7 has come a long way.
Frequent lockups and reboots give me more time to take smoke breaks!
Windows… nearly all programs run on it. good to game on. if you know something about how it works and are cable to use google it can be customized to nearly look like a dream and perform a bit faster.
And a really positive thing about windows is that they take good time blacklist keys to the operating system.
It’s ALL about the apps after all. Windows does have a few apps I need that OSX doesn’t. ArcGIS for one.
I develop custom test equipment and Windows 7 removes the 3GB memory limit and is allowed by my IT department on a limited basis.
Windows has failed so much on me that it encouraged me to get a mac.
I do prefer XP when I have to use windows.
Windows still dominates the game market… XP has been always my choice in making up my mind which version to install out of all numerous versions. It is still my fav.
Say something nice about Windows…there I said it…well typed it…
Windows gives talentless hacks an operating system to work within and showcase their lack of skills.
windows is something that’s for sure!
Windows 7 is better than Windows 95
The folder view of Windows Explorer (not IE), is really better than the Mac’s Finder. I use both systems on a daily basis and I’m a Mac fan and user since Apple II e
Windows is the best all around gaming platform. Note: I’m not really a gamer so feel free to disagree.
Windows runs great … in Parallels.
Windows is waaaaay better than a boot in the groin.
windows 7 actually a pleasure to use!
WIndows is better than CP/M!
It keeps of people employed writing anti-virus software
Windows lets me run a REAL version of Quicken
i like the way the removed the start button, so you don’t need to push ‘start’ to shut down