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| Windows 10 On Mac |
Ever since Windows 10 came out, there has been a
consistent wave of testers trying to see how good the thing is. And it’s not
just Windows users that want a sampling of the new OS, Mac computer owners are
almost as eager to check this out, if only out of curiosity born from the hype
surrounding the preview. This version has racked up over 2 million public
testers to date, and the momentum doesn’t look like it is about to diminish.
Meanwhile for Mac users, Win 10 is now part of the
offering on the new VM engine, Parallels 10. This also lets you run other
operating systems including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Linux, and Chrome OS, on a
machine running Mac. This lets users check out features such as the Start menu,
and the Cortana voice support app, without stepping outside the Mac
environment. Also available for free download from Parallels, is the preview of
Windows 10 Office, which they can download straight from the desktop.
Testers have the option to give their feedback to the
Windows Insider Program, similar to what those using direct booting are doing
at present. When you are running Win 10, it is essentially a VM that shows up
inside a separate window on the screen, and works next to Mac OS Yosemite,
Mavericks, or Mountain Lion. You would need a relatively updated version of
Parallels to be able to set this up though, no older than version 10.1.4, that
is.
The latest Parallels version comes with Windows
integration you can avail on the Mac machine. One of the things you can do is
run Microsoft Office VM mode and save documents on cloud storage like Dropbox,
Google Drive, or iCloud. Also, app access carries over into the Mac, so that
anything you install in Windows can be called up directly.
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| Windows 10 On Parallels |
For most users though, cost might be an issue here.
There’s a two-week trial you can have for free, after which you are set back
$79.99 for the standard version, although students would have to pay only
$39.99. Existing owners of version Parallels 8 or 9 can update to the latest
version for $49.99.
Once you are on Parallels 10, you also get a three-month
subscription to Parallels Access, which allows you to remotely access up to
five Macs and PCs, not to mention devices running iOS and Android. Still, this
might not be enough to offset the feeling of being fleeced.
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