

It can be purchased for $69.99 (upgrades from version 5 or 6 are $49.99). VMWare Fusion 7.0 is available now as a free trial download for Macs running OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later. The new release is accompanied by a new Pro build that promises dual GPU optimization, virtual network management and better support for cloned virtual machines. Now users can run Windows across both Retina and non-Retina displays with a near seamless experience. Version 7 rounds off its improvements with Retina Display optimizations that extend to Windows virtual machines. VMWare Fusion 7 also promises to better harness the latest Haswell processors thanks to an optimized 64-bit engine and better use of multi-core processors, meaning that virtual machine performance should be much closer to that of a native machine. Access to store apps is also extended to adding shortcuts to the OS X Launchpad, Applications folder and Dock (when running Windows in Unity mode). The new build also more tightly integrates Windows 8.1 into the Yosemite desktop by allowing users to run Windows Store apps side-by-side with OS X applications. In addition to working in OS X Yosemite, Fusion 7 also allows users to run OS X Yosemite virtual machines.
