“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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Sometimes I need a break at work and Windows is always there with a blue screen.
Windows has made John Hodgeman a lot of money.
Windows has more (and better implemented) security features than Mac OS X.
Windows makes the Mac OS better (kinda like Android makes the iPhone OS better since there really is nothing good to say about WinMo).
Windows makes people realize that Macs are better.
Windows 7 is the best OS they’ve released so far. They’ve added a lot of polish to the interface that has resulted in less tech support for my family members on my end!
Windows plays games
The only thing good about windows is that it is not a Linux distribution.
It offers some versatility that macs alone cant offer. Like a really big utility.
Windows keeps a lot of people employed – directly (e.g. @ Microsoft) and indirectly (e.g. from those who use and support it as customers or application developers). In this economy, that’s a very positive thing.
We have some really old software for working with text you’ve read in with OCR that runs on Windows and nothing else. A great reason for Parallels.
Windows allow you to let fresh air into your room
What? Like there’s anything go to say about the OS?
Windows have nice colours!
Windows, well my company still uses windows, and it makes life easier to provide remote support running the same OS
Jeff
using Windows makes me appreciate OS X so much more.
Windows 7 is the best MS operating system in a long time!!, but still prefer the Mac.
Because of windows i can get extra money removing virus
The PL/SQL Developer runs on windows.
Win 7 is faster… than Vista
Windows: it lets in fewer bugs than Doors.
I’ll admit that I’ve always thought Aero looked pretty sexy.
U can open Windows to let some air in … and other than that … Windows shows everyone why Mac OS X is better … an last … but not least … Windows has some nice games preinstalled like Minesweepers …
Windows is everywhere, making it the OS to beat (in sheer numbers)
solitaire 😉
Hey, I like Windows (7) cuz it rocks over Vista and it runs a dream on the Parallels DEMO I’m running, so….. a full version would be FAB!
Thanks guys: Macenstein ROCKS!
Former user PC, and being still dependent has software Windows (Autocad,…), this program appears very interesting.
windows displays small fonts nicely
good for gaming
Windows keeps anti-malware and computer security companies in business!
Well the positive thing I have to say about windows is that remind me everytime that I see a computer with Windows OS how much I love my Mac and never never never ever gonna change it… wait maybe I will but for another better Mac LOL xD!!!
Oh yeah some games that are cool…
The thing I like best about windows is that it makes me appreciate my mac so much more. I also like windows because it runs my applications I need for work.
Windows has overwhelming market penetration.
Windows often boots up.
Windows keeps me employed. I have to routine fix one of 1200 Windows machines on a daily basis.!
Windows is wonderful running on a Mac under Parallels!
Windows provides me job security in uncertain times. =)
Windows is great because it reminds me of how much better OS X is.
It’s better than it use to be
I like that control+alt+delete will lock the computer with apps running the background. OSX doesn’t have that built in that well.
Windows.. when it boots up it says ‘welcome’ 😉
you can run halo on windows.
autodesk apps run on it!
windows is an os that has more games available to it
Windows… 99.9 44/100% de-facto monopoly means you can send a file to anyone anywhere and it’ll sure to be able to be read or opened… I think 🙂
If not for Windows I never would have gotten addicted to Unreal Tournament and then to Return to Castle Wolfenstein. I blew a LOT of time playing those 2 glorious games.
I need Windows to connect to my company when working from home.
Windows is still the best OS platform for gaming. That is changing, but it is still true.
In the “Get a Mac” commercials, PC (a.k.a. Windows) is played by the hilarious John Hodgman.
I like how cheap it is to buy a computer.
They keep the rain and cold outside…OH, you mean M$ Windows? Well then, let me see… I got it, Something to direct my misguided anger towards.
Windows really is the only OS worth having if you want to play games on a computer.
Whilst it does sadden me to say it, i’m not sure that’s going to change any time soon, either.
Windows is GREAT! Just look at all the tech jobs it creates by needing people to fix it.
BSOD and minesweeper, love win for those:)