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#141005 26-Feb-2014 20:55

I need to buy a single copy of Windows 7 or 8 to run under VMWare Fusion on OS X.

https://www.vmware.com/support/fusion/faq/prod_info.html#windows

What's the least expensive, legitimate way to get a copy?

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#995090 26-Feb-2014 21:06

https://price.geekzone.co.nz/search.aspx?q=windows%208.1

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#995092 26-Feb-2014 21:17

Flick Nathan a PM, I hear he has a keygen

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#995122 26-Feb-2014 21:53

insane: Flick Nathan a PM, I hear he has a keygen

Its not like i got free windows 8 PRO

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#995145 26-Feb-2014 22:31

TimA:
insane: Flick Nathan a PM, I hear he has a keygen

Its not like i got free windows 8 PRO

What you talkin bout willis? If you've got something to declare go right ahead

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#995148 26-Feb-2014 22:44

Semi off topic...Fusion is crap, go for Parallels. Fusion lost the plot after v4.

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#995149 26-Feb-2014 22:56

gehenna: Semi off topic...Fusion is crap, go for Parallels. Fusion lost the plot after v4.

Very off topic. We are not speaking of non genuine windows builds?

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#995151 26-Feb-2014 22:56

gehenna: Semi off topic...Fusion is crap, go for Parallels. Fusion lost the plot after v4.

Really, we have quite a number of finance staff with Mac computers who have chosen Fusion over Parallels to run their windows only applications.

What in particular don't you like anymore?

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#995157 26-Feb-2014 23:13

Why would you buy a Mac, then run Windows on it? Are Mac's not cracked up to what they're meant to be?

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#995236 27-Feb-2014 07:59

coffeebaron: Why would you buy a Mac, then run Windows on it? Are Mac's not cracked up to what they're meant to be?

Speaking for myself, I'm running Windows on a VM on Mac for learning, family support, and product evaluation purposes. Same reasons for running another copy of OS X, plus Solaris 10, Solaris 11, various Linuxes, and the like.

However, I mostly use the Mac as a Mac. It does what it needs to very well.

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#995260 27-Feb-2014 08:59

I have a Mac for Xcode, and Windows on it for "everything else" TBH.

But seriously, Windows 8.1 retail is the cheapest you'll get. You aren't entitled to use OEM, so you can't use that.

Do you go to Uni or anything?

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#995261 27-Feb-2014 09:03

coffeebaron: Why would you buy a Mac, then run Windows on it? Are Mac's not cracked up to what they're meant to be?

Because their hardware is pretty good ;)

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#995265 27-Feb-2014 09:11

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=OSYMSO8675

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#995413 27-Feb-2014 12:00

RunningMan: I need to buy a single copy of Windows 7 or 8 to run under VMWare Fusion on OS X.

https://www.vmware.com/support/fusion/faq/prod_info.html#windows

What's the least expensive, legitimate way to get a copy?

Do you qualify for Bizspark?
http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/default.aspx

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#995508 27-Feb-2014 14:15

Hah I had a feeling I'd derail the thread when I posted that last night, sorry about that OP!

CoffeeBaron: Think of it more like this - with a Mac you get two computers in one - Mac OS and Windows OS. It lets you live in the Mac world, while still having a toe in the Windows world if you must (legacy or proprietary work application reasons for example).

Insane: I used VMware Fusion exclusively from it's release until version 3 from memory. It took them about 2 years to release a new version after that, and in the meantime Parallels went from strength to strength, overtaking VMware in performance of not only the guest OS but also the host OS. After that I tried VMware a few times and it just felt like it never caught back up to Parallels.

It's one of those arguments that can be as intense as the Mac vs PC one, but having used both for a long period of time and under heavy use cases I am confident that Parallels is the better choice for me and my Macs.

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#995584 27-Feb-2014 16:05

gehenna: Semi off topic...Fusion is crap, go for Parallels. Fusion lost the plot after v4.

Nope, not off topic at all!

Got a single Windows app to run in an otherwise OS X environment on 1 machine - Fusion seemed to have better reviews recently than Parallels, but open to ideas...

I was also working on the assumption that an OEM version of Windows was a no go - needed to be retail.

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