Windows 7 parallels 8

Redmond's contentious Windows 8 is almost upon us, and the virtualization apps are already prepped for it with the latest incarnations of Parallels Desktop 8 and VMware Fusion 5.

While the main focus of the two big-boys of Mac virtualization are Win 8 support and integration, focus has also been given to integration with Mountain Lion features like Notification Center.

A head-to-head review ultimately made sense in light of similar updates. Where each package adds features like VMware Fusion 5's unique Professional edition features, I've made sure to cover those. So let's see what, if anything, has changed with this generation of these popular virtualization tools.

Both Parallels and VMware are advertising retina display support for their latest versions, and both let you run in a normal "tiny everything" mode if you want.

This OMGHUGE fake retina mode actually helped show the differences between the two implementations clearer than if I was running on an actual retina screen. I first tested Parallels Desktop 8's and restarted my Windows 7 and 8 VMs with the retina mode enabled. The difference was obvious:. Where you can see that Steam in Win8 is pixel-doubled, the window borders and icons are clearly set to twice the resolution with nice crisp edges. Parallels is, in effect, theming Windows to run in retina modes and the result is good within the limits of an OS and apps that don't yet support this feature.

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