Briefly: Parallels 3 review, $200 iPhone refund
updated 02:45 pm EDT, Fri September 7, 2007
Pavarotti tribute
In brief: Parallels Desktop 3.x is reviewed by our staff, American Express is refunding the dollar difference to iPhone customers angry over the price drop, Apple pays tribute to Luciano Pavarotti, and Steve Jobs compares the new nano to original iPod in a video ... We have posted a review of Parallels Desktop 3.x, the virtualization software that allows Windows and other operating systems to be run on top of Mac OS X at near-native speeds. The software features Coherence, a mode that allows Windows applications behave in some ways as if they belong on the Macintosh. That means that the Windows application icon appears in the Dock, and that the window of the application appears without the need for a Start Menu, Windows Taskbar, or Desktop. In this way, Windows applications look and feel like they're just another application on your Mac.
American Express refunding price difference to iPhone customers
If you used an American Express card to buy your iPhone and have the buyer's protection plan, which most AMEX cards have, you may be able call them and they will credit you the difference plus tax. "BugDave" writes: "I got $212 back on my 8gig iPhone and It took me less than 10 minutes. The credit will be posted on the account within the next 48 hours." The Buyer's protection number for American Express is 1-800-297-8019.
Apple pays tribute to Luciano Pavarotti
Today all 22 of the iTunes Store home pages have a central banner dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti, the international famous tenor, who died yesterday in his hometown of Modena, Italy. The company has also had created a special remembrance page in online with the most important records from Pavarotti. The singer recorded more than 100 albums over the course of four years.
Steve Jobs compares new nano to original iPod
In a video captured during the September 5th Apple Event, CEO Steve Jobs compares the newly introduced video-capable iPod nano to the original $400 iPod, as musician KT Tunstall and Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz admire the new nano on display. In the video, Jobs says the new nano has as much memory as the original iPod despite being so much smaller and costing $250 less.
Good God
09/07, 03:44pm reply
>>The singer recorded more than 100 albums over the course of four years.
He must have been exhausted.
wingdo
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Joined: Apr 2001
maybe...
09/07, 04:05pm reply
>>>>The singer recorded more than 100 albums over the course of four years.
>>He must have been exhausted.
Maybe by "recording" they meant ripping MP3s. :)
Rance
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Parallels is good...but
09/07, 04:15pm reply
VM ware fusion is much faster. Parallels was first to the market, and I bought their product and liked it, but it had it's slow moments in vista and VS 2005.
I installed a new installation of Vista under VMware fusion, and it is significantly faster. It seems to take advantage of dual processor and has better memory management with the host system.
dynsight
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It's True!!! $200 Refund
09/07, 05:13pm reply
I just called American Express and filed my claim for a refund... the representative told me to be patient due to the high number of people calling to get the refund... but that there should be no problem with me getting the $200 difference plus taxes.
I am so frackin glad I used that card for this purchase.
jhawk95
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hmmmm...
09/07, 05:15pm reply
It is interesting that you won't let users comment on reviews. Is that because they are bought and paid for?
The one thing your review of Parallels doesn't cover is service. Of course the reason you couldn't cover that is because Parallels doesn't provide any. That is worth mentioning. They won't even reply to an e-mail when you want to buy an upgrade and their webstore isn't working properly. Jeez. Don't even think to bother if you have an actual problem.
Otherwise, yes, their product is slower than the competing Fusion, but Parallels is solid, more mature, and more Mac-like. Too bad the Parallels company culture is lousy when it comes to giving a damn about its customers.
TheSnarkmeister
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jhawk95....
09/08, 03:51am reply
jhawk95, good to know it helped you! No one else seems to have believed me or want to believe me. Also, it wouldn't surprise me if other CC companies are offering a similar kickback for their clients that bought iphones using their cards.
bugdave
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Other credit card...
09/09, 10:44am reply
I used a MasterCard to pay for my iPhones, purchased the day after release, but my purchase date falls just outside the 60 day limit. If it fell within the limit, I would have to fill out forms for each of the iPhones, submit them and wait for a check. Not as spiffy as AmEx but not bad either.
Have a friend who purchased his iPhones using a Visa card. Will let you know how he makes out.
Thanks a million to the original poster! I'm sure there are a lot of folks who DO qualify, who wouldn't have thought of this.
mpetrides
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