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If you plan to use Boot Camp exclusively, you can skip this line item. VirtualBox is a free option, but when I looked at it a few months ago it was behind the others in terms of Windows support. Ive been able to find discounts that take the cost into the sub-60 range.

Virtualization software 0-80 Ive been testing VMWare Fusion and Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac. OEM copies are allowed only on new physical hardware.) At the Microsoft Store, that shrink-wrapped product costs 300. Upgrades are only allowed if you are replacing the installed copy of OS X or a previous version of Windows installed in a VM. Lets run the tape: Windows 7 Professional 250 Under Windows license terms, the only option a normal consumer has for Windows 7 in a VM on a Mac is whats called a Full Packaged Product (FPP) license. The cost of software You can pay for virtualization software or find a free alternative, but Windows itself isnt free.Īnd if your cant-live-without it Windows app is Microsoft Office or an accounting program or a point-of-sale system, well, you have to pay for that too. Theres the monetary cost of software, of course, but there are also some hidden performance costs. On the Mac, I originally installed Windows 7 on a Boot Camp partition. So if a virtual machine can handle both Windows and OS X apps gracefully, I would have a much easier time moving back and forth. I have a handful of Windows programs that dont have Mac alternatives, and I have both a Mac and a Windows PC on my desktop.