Parallels is great at doing heavy lifting in the background, out of sight.Ĭontrast the installation process to Boot Camp, and it’s easy to see why Parallels 13 is the more attractive - if expensive - option for some. Installing a Twitter client requires more interaction than installing Parallels 13, and that’s a good thing. Parallels is great at doing heavy lifting in the background, out of sight. The rest of the installation goes on auto-pilot, downloads Windows 10, and breezes right through all the setup. Click through a few menus, and that’s it.
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You install it like any other MacOS application - after you pay the entry fee of $80, or $100 per year, for the Pro version. Installation is quick and painless, and it doesn’t require any messing around with hard drive partitions or boot loaders. A number of specialized software tools only support one platform or another, and software developers often need access to a Windows environment for testing. There’s still cases where you’ll need a regular install of Windows, though. Image used with permission by copyright holder All the major productivity suites are on MacOS and Windows - Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, and of course Google’s G Suite.
Outside of gaming, you can find an analogous version of most Windows software nestled in the warm embrace of the MacOS App Store, or elsewhere online. The divide between Windows and MacOS isn’t as stark as it used to be. Apple just gave Mac gamers a big reason to be excited
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