So how do these two packages rate against each other? In terms of features they offer similar options, such as viewing Windows applications right next to your Mac applications, and having them fit right in the Dock as well however, the game changes when you look at performance. Both have demonstrated improvements in running the latest versions of Windows, and have offered support for Microsoft's eye-candy however, most users have found this to come at a performance hit. Needless to say, people will want to install a virtualization solution that runs virtual machines at optimal speeds, and though VMWare and Parallels have touted their improvements over their previous versions, there has not been much mentioned about the performance difference between the two platforms, at least not for the latest versions. These have been convenient, and though they offer 'up to' native speeds, there are many times when more-advanced features in modern operating system will cause major performance issues, so how do these programs actually compare? There are several common implementations of virtualization available for OS X, which allow for you to run Windows and other operating systems on your Mac.
