June 7, 2007
Parallels Desktop 3.0 released
Posted Jun. 7, ’07, 3:53 PM PT by Aaron Freedman
Category | Software » Updates
While Parallels announced the 3.0 version of its software only a week ago, the full-featured update to the popular Mac virtualization app has now been released.
As mentioned before, Parallels Desktop 3.0 includes some great new features, including a SmartSelect tool for opening certain file types in either Windows or OS X programs, a Parallels Explorer tool for viewing and modifying a Windows VM’s virtual hard drive, and of course, 3D accelerated graphics. In addition, Parallels 3.0 offers the ability to automatically back-up and and restore VM’s via a “Snapshot” tool, a Security Manager for controlling file access privileges in Windows and OS X, and support for running a Vista installation from a Boot Camp partition.
Parallels Desktop 3.0 will cost $79.99 for new users and a somewhat hefty $49.99 upgrade price. But, depending on your needs for the features in version 3.0, upgrading Parallels may be worth it.
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Stupid idiots corner the market and then piss off their customers just as the competition is coming in. I have a feeling VMWare is getting my $$ because their product works. I paid my cash putting my trust in a new company and they go back on their "free updates for a year". I have to reboot into Boot Camp all the time because their USB support sucks and when they come up with the fix they expect me to pay over 50% of what I pay back in March to get the fix. I say we need to boycott them and wait for Fusion.
I've had no problems with USB support. Parellels has been a great product that keeps getting better and better.
I have a problem. I pre-ordered Parallels 3.0 for download "on the day ot coes out" and have not received anything at all yet. What is the deal with that? I want my Parallels 3.0 - I already paid for it!!