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Crossover is interesting but annoyingly incomplete. Their only-the-apps-we've-tested approach will aggravate more people than it serves. I have a client who uses Crossover for one app -- a karaoke database based on Access -- and it works fine for him. For people who have literally ONE app they need to run from the Windows world, I often suggest giving Crossover a spin.
But Mac people who need to run more than the handful (all right, TWO handfuls) of apps CO supports will find the experience frustrating. Parallels' "Coherence" mode (when debugged) and/or Parallels itself is currently the best option for people who need -- and have the money -- to run Windows apps on a Mac.
I get to run Parallels at work and overall I like it as much as I can like anything that runs Windows, but I'm always amazed to find that most people who ask me about it only want to run ... MS Word or Excel or PP (or some other app for which a Mac version and/or superior alternative has been available for years). They are completely unaware that MS Office and its component parts were Mac products YEARS before Windows was around, and continue to be Mac products today.
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Parallels with Coherence mode here. Exchange functionality performs fine.
Just like any other Windows setup. Works normal.
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You can install other apps than the ones they have tested with. Procomm isn't in the tested list and it works fine. I like crossover because it doesn't require an xp license and I suspect the cpu and ram requirements are less than parallels. It works for me.
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I can't wait to get an intel Mac...I've been hinting to my wife that there is probably one in our near future...she disagrees. I can't wait to have a computer capable of running OS X, Windows and Ubuntu.
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Microsoft Office Mac is horrible. It is nothing like the PC version of office. It is slow, has lots of bugs, and generally doesn't work well. I am hopeful that the soon to be released 2007 Office is much better than 2004 or anything before it.
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I am quite happy with Outlook 2007 via Coherence.
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Has anyone tried Crossover with IE 7? If XP becomes unavailable, Crossover might be the best bet for someone like me who only needs to occasionally check web stuff in IE.
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[quote C(-)ris]Microsoft Office Mac is horrible. It is nothing like the PC version of office. It is slow, has lots of bugs, and generally doesn't work well.
I know. That's why I prefer the Mac version.
