12.1 kills ram allocation >8gb for non PRO version?

I've just installed the latest update of Parallels to version 12.1.1 (41491) and now I'm told my version doesn't support a virtual machine with more than 8Mb RAM. To do so I have to upgrade to Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition at an additional cost of £34 for a year.
Is this really the case? I bought exrtra RAM for my iMac so I could run my Windows 10 virtual machine with 16GB, so I'm going to be pretty disappointed if you've changed the specification now!
Tell me it's not true..?

 

In France also:
http://www.macg.co/logiciels/2016/1...ment-un-bug-et-fait-enrager-des-clients-96451
Des utilisateurs de Parallels Desktop 12 sont furieux et le font savoir abondamment dans les forums de l'éditeur du logiciel de virtualisation.
(Parallels Desktop 12 users are furious and know it abundantly in the forums of the virtualization software publisher.)

http://macbidouille.com/news/2016/11/25/les-utilisateurs-de-parallels-sont-en-colere
Les utilisateurs de Parallels sont en colère
(Parallels users are angry)

In Italy:
http://www.macitynet.it/gli-utenti-parallels-desktop-arrabbiati-lultimo-update/
Parallels Desktop 12.1 riduce la RAM alle macchine virtuali
(Parallels Desktop 12.1 reduces the RAM to virtual machines)

Let the word spread!

 

I don't like this change either. Been using Parallels for Years now and removing features I bought just to get me buying an expensive other version is not what i would expect.

 

Hi Parallels Company. I'm a good customer since 2011, but that restriction is very negative. If you do not change that and delete the limitations in one of the upcoming versions of Parallels Desktop for Mac, I'm sure that my last order was the last one you got from me. :-(

 

I sent one just fine from Safari. Find a post from Andrew, click on the "Andrew@Parallels" under the Parallels icon and then click on "Start A Conversation" in the popup window.

 

As a user of parallels with my Core I7 Processor, having the ability to use 4 processors or 8 with hyper threading this is shitty news. I recently recommended a few colleagues to purchase this but we will now be switching to VM Ware going forward.

I do not know what they are trying to achieve by making this useless limitation but if its dropping customers, I think they definitely achieved their goal. This is one hell of an early Xmas present for the customers. Maybe on the next release they will limit the VM's to Windows XP operating systems

 

Have been with Parallels since v6, but am so disgusted with their shenanigans, that I just paid $36 to switch to Fusion. Am very pleased. Fusion has all the features I need and performance is just as good as Parallels. Tip: Deselecting 'Split into multiple files' and selecting 'Pre-allocate disk space' in the disk settings got the startup and shutdown working just as fast too.

 

Yup, I confirmed.
It is good Paralles finally fixed this invisible link problem reported by many useres here including myself.
I just want to caution about the offer from Paralles.
Unless they change their mind, the offer consists of one year Pro subscription in exchange of permananent standard license.
It means at the end of one year period, you have to renew your Pro licence or purchase another standard license with full price.

 

For sure i will go VMware even if it would function worse , i have been using parallels now for more as 6 years and i was never ripped this hard by any other company. These guys are close to criminals i will NEVER use this product of thieves again!
I hope these paralles thieves will have a VERY VERY bad christmas by customers like me that will move over toward VMware

 

You certainly will not miss out anything by switching to VMWare.
I switched to VMWare and happily using it for more than one week.
It functions as good as (or even berrer than) Paralles.

 

These limitations were NOT mentioned on your comparison chart for Parallels Desktop 12 from August 26, 2016 to November 14, 2016. I have upgraded two licenses from Parallels Desktop 10 to Parallels Desktop 12 in September based on this comparison chart and after testing the trial version of Parallels Desktop 12 in Standard mode. I don't want a one-year Pro subscription, which has to extend every year without becoming void. I have purchased a perpetual license on purpose.

 

One more article about this newly implemented RAM/CPU restriction:
http://www.onemorething.nl/2016/11/parallels-fikst-een-bug-klanten-woedend/
Parallels fikst een bug, klanten woedend (in Dutch)
klanten woedend = customers furious

 

Thank you for the offer and apology, albeit very late. Although I bought the annual update, Parallels 12, a few days after its launch, as usual, and therefore could request an upgrade I do not want one. I recently upgraded to the basic version of VMWare Fusion 8.5 which is a permanent licence and allows me to run my Windows 10 VM with the number of CPUs and amount of storage that I am used to. Windows 10 runs extremely well and I am very happy with the upgrade. You may wish to think about your pricing policy because the upgrade to VMWare cost me just over £25 and I understand that the upgrade from version 8 to 8.5, to make it more compatible with Sierra, was free. It also has free 18 month email support unlike Parallels.

 

If this was indeed a "public policy", where and when exactly was it revealed to your customers? Why have so many long-time customers (such as myself) been completely unaware of this?

 

Hello everyone,
I migrated to "VMWare Fusion" for 4 days and the finding between the 2 solutions is rather in favor of "VMware".
Starting and stopping "Windows 10" is a bit longer under "VMWare" but for the rest, I find it faster.
Ergonomics also suits me more as it makes more sense to me.
In short, an old user of "Parallels" who migrated to the competition is who is very pleased ...

 

On an earlier post EWTHeckman said he spotted changes on page 100 and 127 of the manual! I guess in Parallel's eyes that makes it public policy as everyone upgrading should always read the manual The restrictions still do not appear in the version 11, 12 or 12.1 release notes.

 

I was assured in writing by two different Parallels reprsentatives that I could continue to use my Standard Edition license after the one year subscription to the Pro Edition expired, i.e., that the Pro Edition was not an upgrade but something in the way of compensation.

 

See this older more lengthy thread for additional comments and responses.
https://forum.parallels.com/threads/12-1-kills-ram-allocation-8gb-for-non-pro-version.338853/

 

This is TOTAL BS... I'll try customer service and then my Attorney...