(Running a Windows virtual machine full-screen on one display, while still running your OS X apps independently on another, is an attractive prospect.) Fusion 6 can also bring Mavericks’s enhanced dictation support to Windows apps.įusion 6 is also ready to support Windows 8.1 (which ships in mid-October) as one of the other OSes it’ll run on your Mac. Given that VMware Fusion is all about running other operating systems on the Mac, it’s not surprising that the new release focuses on compatibility with the latest versions of OS X and Windows.įusion 6 is designed specifically to take advantage of new features in OS X Mavericks, including its refined handling of full-screen apps. VMware has just fired its salvo for 2013, releasing version 6 of its Fusion and Fusion Professional virtualization apps. Every year or so, the two companies release new versions of their apps, each trying to one-up the other. Both companies make virtualization apps- VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop-which let you run Windows (and other operating systems) on your Mac. For years now, we’ve been watching an ongoing tit-for-tat battle between VMware and Parallels.
