It's because of VMware Fusion and Parallels. Simple.
My next system will probably be a Mac primarily running Windows 7 or 8 where I'm currently the most invested. The ability to have both in the same box justifies the extra cost of a Mac to me. My older XP music production system is actually a VMware Fusion virtual machine running on an older MacBook and used mostly for the XP apps.
Both integrate flawlessly on my home network where I use TeamViewer to access them from what is currently my main Windows machine.
Actually it's because of Virtualbox. I just bought a Macbook Pro a couple of weeks ago to do some iOS native app development and Virtualbox is one of the first things that I installed. I already have my Ubuntu VM and my Windows 7 VM up and running, ready for when I need to do some work that is OS specific.
Not to say that there is anything wrong with VMWare or Parallels, its just that I happen to like Virtualbox and have used it on Linux and Windows as well.
I was originally planning on getting a used machine but when I looked at the prices of new ones and compared prices, the difference was just too small to take the risks of non-warranty hardware.
Silly me. I didn't even know that Virtualbox existed for the Mac. I too like it a lot in the windows environment and use it to play with Chrome OS. I'll have to give the Mac version a look. Thanks.
It's because of VMware Fusion and Parallels. Simple.
That's not the only reason, and perhaps not the primary reason.
My wife made the jump to Mac four years ago. Yes, we bought VMware Fusion so she could run her "must have" Windows apps, too.
Fast forward four years, and she's discovered those "must have" Windows apps aren't "must have" after all. We've found Mac replacements for ALL of them.
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It's because of VMware Fusion and Parallels. Simple.
My next system will probably be a Mac primarily running Windows 7 or 8 where I'm currently the most invested. The ability to have both in the same box justifies the extra cost of a Mac to me. My older XP music production system is actually a VMware Fusion virtual machine running on an older MacBook and used mostly for the XP apps.
Both integrate flawlessly on my home network where I use TeamViewer to access them from what is currently my main Windows machine.
Actually it's because of Virtualbox. I just bought a Macbook Pro a couple of weeks ago to do some iOS native app development and Virtualbox is one of the first things that I installed. I already have my Ubuntu VM and my Windows 7 VM up and running, ready for when I need to do some work that is OS specific.
Not to say that there is anything wrong with VMWare or Parallels, its just that I happen to like Virtualbox and have used it on Linux and Windows as well.
I was originally planning on getting a used machine but when I looked at the prices of new ones and compared prices, the difference was just too small to take the risks of non-warranty hardware.
Silly me. I didn't even know that Virtualbox existed for the Mac. I too like it a lot in the windows environment and use it to play with Chrome OS. I'll have to give the Mac version a look. Thanks.
It's because of VMware Fusion and Parallels. Simple.
That's not the only reason, and perhaps not the primary reason.
My wife made the jump to Mac four years ago. Yes, we bought VMware Fusion so she could run her "must have" Windows apps, too.
Fast forward four years, and she's discovered those "must have" Windows apps aren't "must have" after all. We've found Mac replacements for ALL of them.
No more VMware Fusion. No more Windows.