Prognosis of Parallels.

[Roaster]

A paranoid person might easily believe that there is no actual update pending, and that this maintenance release was something to keep people interested until the server edition comes out.

The server edition is the point and it is again a good reason to not release any major version for PWS. The server edition is just a next step to attack VMWare and Microsoft and gets all priority now over PWS for Win/Linux.

At looks like all former customers who ordered a Linux or Win version before, just filled up the cash-box of Parallels to finance the development of the Mac version, right?

 

[fromans]

At looks like all former customers who ordered a Linux or Win version before, just filled up the cash-box of Parallels to finance the development of the Mac version, right?

It certainly does seem that way. All that money and resources went into the Mac version while Win/Lin was ignored, and for what reason? The new beta of VMware Fusion 1.1 is right on par with Parallels version 3. Is it really too much to ask for some kind of timeline on an update other than "soon"? Some of the Administrator posts from over 2 months ago said "soon" and that in itself is misleading. Soon is is defined as 'within a short period after this or that time'. If that Infoworld article was right and an update for Workstation isn't coming for 6 MORE MONTHS, then I at least want to know so I can buy a new VMware Workstation 6 license and be done with this outdated product.