Windows 7 is imminent and last week Phil Schiller said that it is a good opportunity to gain market shares, because the process from Windows XP to Windows 7 is something that the consumers might find unpleasant, because of all the steps you have to go through, and he said in particular: “… why not just buy a Mac?” and that comment reminds us all of the Get a Mac ads, and here are 3 new ones.
Broken Promises:
PC News:
Teeter Tottering:
VMware has announced that they are working on, and will introduce its virtual PC application called VMware Fusion 3 on October 27.
VMware Fusion is an application that allows you to run Windows applications and Mac OS X applications simultaneously. VMware Fusion has more than 50 new features and improvements, including Snow Leopard and Windows 7 compatibility.
VMware Fusion 3 will include more than 50 new features and enhancements, delivering a better-than-ever Windows on Mac experience. Key highlights include:
Optimized for Snow Leopard. Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion 3 leverages Mac OS X Snow Leopard’s advanced architecture with a new 64-bit core engine and native support for the 64-bit kernel, delivering even better Windows on Mac performance.
Ultimate Windows 7 Experience. VMware Fusion 3 will be the first to enable the full Windows 7 experience, side-by-side with your Mac, complete with Windows Aero and Flip 3D.
Switching Made Easy. VMware Fusion 3 will make it easy for users to bring their entire PC to their Mac in a few easy steps – wirelessly or with a simple Ethernet cable – allowing customers to protect investments in existing Windows software, and to keep using the programs they still need.
Best-in-Class 3D Graphics. Support for OpenGL 2.1 and DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3 will enable users to run their favorite 3D Windows games and applications – all without rebooting.
VMware is currently available for pre-orders only, but will be released on tuesday, October 27. On Amazon.com they have suggested a retail price of $79.99, but after the release you can buy an upgrade from VMware Fusion 2 for $39.99 from vmware.com/fusion.
Today it’s three weeks si
nce the new Mac OS X Snow Leopard was published and it has seen very strong sales thus far. According to NPD, sales for Mac OS X Snow Leopard has far exceeded prior launches of Mac OS X.
Vice president of industry analysis at NPD, Stephen Baker, concludes that even though some considered Snow Leopard to be less feature-focused than the to prior releases of Mac OS X, Leopard and Tiger, the ease of upgrading and the affordable pricing has paid off for Apple and helped a lot to increase the sale number.
The report from NPD notes that Snow Leopard sales only dropped 25% from week 1 to week 2 and to compare, Tiger and Leopard sales dropped by approximately 60% in the same period.
We are all excited to see next month, when Windows 7 arrives to the retailers, and see if Microsoft is able to double their sales of Vista.
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