If you're crafty, right place/right time, you can avoid paying full price. (5) FYI: The cost for Parallels Desktop varies widely if you keep an eye on deals/sales on the net. If you want to actually run a virtual machine, you have to SUBSCRIBE to Parallels Desktop for at least a year. My first challenge was that I couldn't see the task bar. You still can't use Aero (fancy effects like transparency) under Parallels but that doesn't bother me too much. All it allows you to do is create and edit virtual machine configurations. I just installed Windows 7 (Professional 32 bit) on Parallels () on my iMac (OS X 10.6.1) The install went smoothly and relatively quickly. (4) So what is this thing good for? It's a 14-day DEMO only. Get the full version instead, DIRECT from Parallels, NOT the App Store. So IGNORE this thing unless you know you really want/need it. Beats me why! (3) Parallels WARNS: "NOTE: It is not recommended that existing Parallels Desktop for Mac users move to Parallels DesktopĀ® App Store Edition. (2) The actual current version number really is 1.7.0, not 17.0. What Is This Thing? -> Sorting through the confusion of this App Store version of Parallels Desktop, here are the details: (1) The actual OFFICIAL name for this version is: Parallels DesktopĀ® App Store Edition.
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