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I've been running OSX for a couple of years now, but am still quite reliant on my Windows VMs to carry out certain tasks, simply because I own Windows licenses for software packages I use.
An example is Visio - yesterday I needed to use Visio to document a process, but I didn't have that VM running. So opening Visio became quite a lot more "involved" as I had to boot an entire OS. This complication is getting to me of late for a few reasons:
Can anyone share similar experiences and what your approach has been to the whole switching thing? Did you put up with the issue or have you just migrated and importantly, has the equivalent OSX software been up to the task, or better?
Thanks!
An example is Visio - yesterday I needed to use Visio to document a process, but I didn't have that VM running. So opening Visio became quite a lot more "involved" as I had to boot an entire OS. This complication is getting to me of late for a few reasons:
- I like working in OSX as, in my personal opinion, it's 10^9 times better than working in Windows, for many, many reasons. Don't suspect I'll get much argument here
- If I'm running on battery on my MBP, a Windows VM munches into the battery life, as can be expected since an additional OS is running (likely far less efficient OS).
- Booting, even loading from suspend, just creates wear and tear on my HDD. When I can, I put my Mac to sleep, but in some cases it's not possible.
- I like OSX. Oh, did I mention that?
Can anyone share similar experiences and what your approach has been to the whole switching thing? Did you put up with the issue or have you just migrated and importantly, has the equivalent OSX software been up to the task, or better?
Thanks!