Today I see a Digg that Parallel's has sold 100,000 copies of their Windows Virtualization program. Not an hour later, I get an email from Amazon recommending this program to me.
How amusing. According to the media, no one would want to run Windows on the Mac. It is a solution to a non-existant problem. Only weirdo hackers would want such a program and Apple refuses to offer the solution itself because there is no demand.
100,000 copies? That's a lot of hackers... And I havent even bought my copy yet. :)
The article from Digg cites a blog entry by Om Malik. I wonder how long it will take to hit Slashdot and GoogleNews?
Best of Both Worlds, PC on a Mac
Last week I had a chance to meet with executives from Parallels, who introduced me to their wonderful virtual machine product. I have installed it on my iMac, and have installed Windows XP and Ubuntu. Both work flawlessly. I have been using the Windows XP install to run Microsoft Outlook.
The speed with which the application (Parallels) and Windows boot up, Outlook has just become another app in the dock. I am trying to figure out a way to change the Parallels’ icon, and replace it with Outlook. (My Candybar and Pixadex have stopped working for some odd reason.) Of course, when the new Mail.app comes, well …
Parallels’ team says they have sold nearly 100,000 copies. At $80 a pop, the sales are strong enough to keep this tiny company going for a while. They are now selling in Apple stores, which can be a blessing for a small company.
