I'd like the ability to switch Parallels versions on the fly in order to try new releases. Of course a Mac reboot would probably be required to switch hypervisors (if it changed), but the larger problem would be Parallels tools. This would probably require testing with a copy of the VM. Since I test with copies anyway, this wouldn't be much of a burden, but from reading the forum, I have to believe a large percentage of the folks here would have a problem managing simultaneous versions.
I'm definitely NOT looking for a product that will turn Windows into a Mac experience, but judging from the popularity of screen tricks like coherence, many folks are.
Personally, I would have preferred that they had put the time spent developing coherence and the ability to boot interchangeably between bootcamp and Parallels using the same set of bits, into core functionality such as USB passthrough and ability to use more than one core.
I find the eye candy useless. I use a computer to get work done, not just to play user experience with, and all the talk about how important icons are is very far from my needs.
And while I see the utility of MIGRATING between bootcamp and a VM, using both fro the same files seems a rich field for instability and I'll doubt very much I'll ever try it (nor am I likely to try coherence -- giving up stability for eye candy isn't a useful tradeoff in my view).
Last edited: Jan 16, 2007