Upgrade to 11 Pro

KeithF2 · Sep 28, 2015

Hello,
Until last Friday I was running 10 on a Macbook Pro and Mac Pro (my two work machines) without issue - I then upgraded to 11 Pro on a subscription, installed on my laptop fine. Installed on the Pro fine as well - but it will not allow me to activate a second machine, which I am hoping is a mistake. I've been using this software for a long time, and have been able to install in on 2 machines.

How does this work on on Subscription - because if this now will only allows me to install it on one machine, its no longer worth it for me, and I'd like to return the product.

Thanks,
Keith

EllwoodN · Sep 29, 2015

One license, one computer!!!
(Base version of VMWare Fusion supports up to 3 installations)

KeithF2 · Sep 29, 2015

EllwoodN said:
One license, one computer!!!
(Base version of VMWare Fusion supports up to 3 installations)

I get it, you've moved over to VM Ware a month ago and are still here beating the drum. I'd like to hear from somebody at Parallels confirming this, because Parallels 10 allowed two installations.

Thanks,

MarieC · Oct 4, 2015

KeithF2 said:
I get it, you've moved over to VM Ware a month ago and are still here beating the drum. I'd like to hear from somebody at Parallels confirming this, because Parallels 10 allowed two installations.

Thanks,

Instead of brushing EllwoodN aside, you'd better search a bit in KB:

Parallels Desktop for Mac licensing policy
Article ID: 112971
Created On: Dec 8, 2011
Last Review: Aug 24, 2015
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Parallels Desktop for Mac
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Customer Service and Licensing

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The Parallels End User License Agreement states that you may use one copy of the Software activated by a license key on a single instance owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by you.

The Agreement is available at: http://www.parallels.com/about/eula/

In accordance with the End User License Agreement terms and conditions, a Parallels Desktop for Mac retail license can only be used for activation of Parallels Desktop for Mac on a single Mac machine at a time.

Note: In order to use Parallels Desktop for Mac on several Mac machines, you need to purchase the corresponding number of licenses. If you would like to move Parallels Desktop from one computer to another, you do not need to buy a new key, simply uninstall the software from the Mac it is currently installed on before installing on a new one.

Parallels Desktop for Mac licenses are available at Parallels Convenience Store: http://www.parallels.com/c-store/

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If you succeeded in activating PD10 on 2 different computers, you were lucky (maybe due to activation control bug or more flexible). EULA does not allow installing one lisence on more than one computer, even at PD10 time.

EllwoodN is right to mention VMware Fusion grants 3 installations (at least for non PRO license, didn't check for PRO one).
Unfortunately, depending on your needs and the way you use VM, Fusion 8 may not be as "vivacious" than Parallels 11 for daily regular tasks (for instance, on my system, mouse cursor switch is often stuck for few seconds when booting or closing VM, right click on Windows task bar icons may also be "glitchy", etc... not horrrible but quickly irritating ).

It is no less true that new policy of Parallels is inacceptable. The "home" version lost features and is now too limited (the worse is probably RAM amount). The PRO version means subscription obligation (one more company that can keep your bank information till bad hackers steal accounts on their "so well secured" servers) that doubles the yearly cost (according to Parallels US representative, after special offer made to current faithful customers, they will pay 99,99 $ next years) without even offering the right to install Parallels Desktop on a second computer.

At this level of set changes, it's a shame not to say a swindle!

KeithF2 · Oct 5, 2015

MarieC said:
Instead of brushing EllwoodN aside, you'd better search a bit in KB:

If you succeeded in activating PD10 on 2 different computers, you were lucky (maybe due to activation control bug or more flexible). EULA does not allow installing one lisence on more than one computer, even at PD10 time.

EllwoodN is right to mention VMware Fusion grants 3 installations (at least for non PRO license, didn't check for PRO one).
Unfortunately, depending on your needs and the way you use VM, Fusion 8 may not be as "vivacious" than Parallels 11 for daily regular tasks (for instance, on my system, mouse cursor switch is often stuck for few seconds when booting or closing VM, right click on Windows task bar icons may also be "glitchy", etc... not horrrible but quickly irritating ).

It is no less true that new policy of Parallels is inacceptable. The "home" version lost features and is now too limited (the worse is probably RAM amount). The PRO version means subscription obligation (one more company that can keep your bank information till bad hackers steal accounts on their "so well secured" servers) that doubles the yearly cost (according to Parallels US representative, after special offer made to current faithful customers, they will pay 99,99 $ next years) without even offering the right to install Parallels Desktop on a second computer.

At this level of set changes, it's a shame not to say a swindle!

Like everyone else here, I can read the multiple threads on the boards - and when one posts the same material in several threads, its fairly clear, we get it.

What I would have like is somebody from Parallels to simply confirm this - but its like nobody wants to say what is fairly clear... So I called, received my confirmation, and have requested my refund - I am jumping ship.

Yes, I have been using parallels on my work laptop / iMac for years. Every guy on my team has Parallels and has worked in a similar way. I am migrating the entire group away from Parallels now, I don't care to be forced into subscription based software, nor do I like this nonsense of only allowing me to install software on one machine. My interest in Parallels was using more than 16 cores.

There was a time years ago I was running both programs to compare / contrast - and I preferred Parallels for my personal use. Now that I am using Macs in the workplace I don't want to deal with nonsense like this, so I'll be changing my entire team over, one by one. In 3-4 years I evaluate the two programs again, but at present I'm moving on.

Best Regards,