The new remote access to virtual machines is also borrowed from Workstation. Though much pricier than the basic version, Fusion Pro has taken on more resemblance to Workstation, VMware's premium desktop virtualization software for Windows and Linux. Linked clones, a Workstation feature in which multiple copies of a virtual machine are created without duplicating the entire thing, made its way onto Fusion Pro last year. Additionally, anyone who bought Fusion 6 August 1 or later can upgrade to version 7 at no additional charge.

If you own Fusion 5 or 6, upgrading to 7 will cost $50 for the basic edition and $80 for the Pro edition. When Fusion 6 was released a year ago, the prices were $60 and $130, respectively. A basic version of Fusion 7 that lacks advanced features but allows users to run Windows and other operating systems on OS X costs $70.

Further Reading VMware woos power users and IT pros with Fusion and Workstation upgradesįusion Pro 7 is scheduled to become available for download from today for $150.

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