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    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by diver110, Sep 7, 2010.

  1. diver110

    diver110 Notebook Evangelist

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    Does anyone have experience with virtualbox (virtualbox.org)? It seems to be a freeware competitor to Parallels.
     
    diver110, Sep 7, 2010
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    its not as good as Parallels or VMWare.... but for simple things it actualyl works really well.
     
    doh123, Sep 7, 2010
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  3. diver110

    diver110 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the feedback. Can it handle Word 2007?
     
    diver110, Sep 8, 2010
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  4. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Defiantly, but they do have Office 2008 for Mac.
     
    Nick, Sep 8, 2010
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  5. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    And if you wait a month Office 2011 fo Mac
     
    Seshan, Sep 8, 2010
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    PopRoxMimo3 Notebook Deity

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    dont you get a free upgrade to 2011 with 08
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Sep 9, 2010
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  7. diver110

    diver110 Notebook Evangelist

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    I get Word 2007 for $10 at work, so I prefer that.
     
    diver110, Sep 9, 2010
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    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Where do you get it for $10.
     
    Nick, Sep 9, 2010
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  9. diver110

    diver110 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am a professor at a university. Academics and students often get great discounts on products in exchange for the university adopting the OS. In fact having to pay $10 is new. We got Word 2003 for free!
     
    diver110, Sep 10, 2010
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