ARM-based Mac devices (Apple Silicon M1/-Pro/-Max/-Ultra/M2)Īll Microsoft NTFS versions are supported (from Windows NT 3.1 to Windows 10).

I'm waiting and seeing what direction Microsoft and VMware are going toward. Unfortunately right now M1 Macs are not a good choice for those that need to run x86 virtualization to do 'what they need to do'. The caveat here is: 'for what I do' - Mac applications and iOS applications. In the interests of full disclosure: I just purchased an M1 Mac mini, and it really is a very nice machine and very fast for what I do.

What will be the market acceptance of ARM based Linux and Windows solutions?.

Will Microsoft actually release ARM-based Windows 10 and Server that will allow x86 applications to run on them with an emulator similar to Rosetta 2?.

What is the technical effort to integrate x86 emulation with acceptable performance and functionality into the hypervisor in order to run x86 code? Users don't need a replay of 'Virtual PC' level performance.In my mind, VMware will have to deal with the following to determine whether Fusion remains a viable product on Macs in the future: The 'unintended consequences' of that decision impact users that depended on virtualization of x86 based operating systems. Apple made the decision to go away from Intel processors for their own reasons. VMware is going to have to make some decisions about virtualization on the Mac platform since the shift to Apple Silicon (ARM) is already under way.

That is unless VMware pulls a rabbit out of its hat.Īnd no, Rosetta 2 is not a solution for the virtualization problem (it's designed for macOS Intel applications, not operating system I can understand the frustration. It's likely that you'll see Fusion deliver virtualization of ARM versions of Linux first, and then perhaps Windows on ARM should Microsoft ever deem to make that available as production code. The challenge here is having to emulate the x86 processor in order to run x86 operating systems on ARM processors. That won't allow you to run your Windows 10 guest. They have beta code for virtualization on M1 Macs, but note that's for ARM versions of operating systems, not x86/x86_64. And no, you can't do it with Parallels either. You can speculate on what that means, but it most likely will not allow you to run x86-based operating systems such as today's Windows 10 on M1 Macs. What little they have said is that they are working on Fusion virtualization on M! Macs. VMware does not comment on dates and content of future product releases. Short answer: No, and I wouldn't hold my hold my breath waiting for an answer.

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