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    VMWare Fusion vs VMWare Fusion - Academic

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by knp, Mar 4, 2008.

  1. knp

    knp Notebook Evangelist

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    I am looking between Parallels and VMWare to run Windows because I hate rebooting everytime into BootCamp and I came across VMWare and VMWare - Academic at the Apple online store. Are both versions the same but one is marketed toward students hence the title and $39.95 price tag vs $79.95?
     
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  2. Stunner

    Stunner Notebook Deity

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    I would like to know this too.
     
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  3. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    I believe feature-wise they are the same. The only thing is you can't use it in a commercial setting for profit due to the academic license.
     
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  4. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Yeah, I'm pretty sure they are the same, just you probably need a student number and school name in order to buy the Academic lisnece. Basically you are allowed to use it as a student, but not for profit, and not for something like a company computer. I got the Academic license for Adobe CS3 design premium a while ago and the ONLY difference is the price tag and that I can't use it for a business.
     
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  5. kgeier82

    kgeier82 Notebook Deity

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    i dont see the academic VMware anywhere in my store...???

    towson university, 21252.
    hmmm

    yum found it with a search. tempting to buy now.
     
    kgeier82, Mar 4, 2008
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