Today was the long awaited release of VMware’s Fusion 3.0 for everyone who has upgraded to Mac. It would seem that things are off to a good (?) start… VMware posted this on their Facebook feed this afternoon:
“Too much demand making it hard for everyone to get their VMware Fusion 3 upgrade. While we make things better, download the following 30-day trial to get up and running with VMware Fusion 3. Sorry for the delay!”
Fusion 3.0 is not a free upgrade. In fact, it’s actually a not-so-modest $39.99 upgrade. Pre-orders have been available for some time now, but for some reason they chose not to allow pre-orders for the upgrade version. Even so, there are many ground breaking features for a desktop hypervisor that will make it worth the wait and the cash.
Some of the biggest one (from VMware):
- 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 is 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 makes it easy for users to bring their entire PC to their Mac in a few easy steps – a simple Ethernet or Firewall 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 enables users to run their favorite 3D Windows games and applications – all without rebooting.
- More Mac-Like than Ever. Run Windows applications even more like Mac applications with new features like an “always-on” applications menu to find and launch Windows apps, even when Fusion isn’t running.
- English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, andItalian all in the same download
If you haven’t already, get in line for your upgrade download here. Enjoy!
First-look review coming soon!