Beware of these guys...they are sneaky. - rabati

I'm evaluating the software and I did not have your problems.

The system has only minor glitches.

I had a question for support and I had answer in less than 24 hours. N
o problem with a windows mobile 5 (activesynk is an horrible piece of software)

I'll suggest it on fantastic MacBook.

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Thursday, September 07 2006 @ 09:40 AM PDT

Beware of these guys...they are sneaky. - gordonbyrnes_dotmac

Oh please. Crossover/Wine has *very* limited compatibility, and is completely impossible to use in a production environment where you have to reliably run complex Windows applications. At this point, WINE on OS X is little more than a gimmick. Having also used the supposedly far more developed WINE on Windows with similarly disappointing results, I'm not convinced it will every be a viable solution.

How about rating the software based on how well it actually works instead of comparing it to a far less functional piece of software simply because you like the concept better?

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Thursday, September 07 2006 @ 10:02 AM PDT

How are they being "sneaky?" - kbrackley

And by your useless advice you claim Parallels is sneaky? Please. Crossover looks nice, but its only just now in beta, and I have yet to see a client get IE or Frontpage to install and run properly on the current beta for OS X.

VMware will have their OS X product in beta soon, but until then, I'm happy with the performance and support I've received from Parallels.

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Thursday, September 07 2006 @ 01:02 PM PDT

Not at all my experience - billmatthews

Assuming you're not somehow affiliated with the good folks at Crossover, it sounds like you caught someone at Parallels on a bad day. My experience with the Parallels staff has been exemplary. I was a part of the beta testing and my concerns were always addressed propmptly and thoroughly. I wasn't charged for anything other than the software I asked for, and the price was very reasonable for the feature set that Desktop provides.

Crossover doesn't support any of the apps I need, so I can't say how well it works, but currently, Parallels is the best solution I've used for those last few esoteric Windows apps I still need.

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Thursday, September 07 2006 @ 01:33 PM PDT