Parallel’s planning on bringing FULL speed Windows gaming to OS X.

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Over at the Parallels blog, the guys touch on some post-WWDC news, notable on VMWare entering the market while Microsoft bows out. A few interesting bits come up for whats planned in upcoming versions of Parallels this year:

• A groundbreaking new user interface that will make running Windows on a Mac easier and more productive than ever before
• Never before seen security and management tools
• Capability to burn CDs and DVDs inside virtual machines
• Fast 3D graphics support via support for OpenGL and DirectX. You’ll be able to run games at full speed without leaving your OS X desktop!
• An ACPI BIOS that provides the ability to run Microsoft Windows Vista

Wow. Parallels isn’t pulling any punches here. New “groundbreaking” interface? Burn CDs inside a VM? FULL SPEED GAMING?! This stuff is HUGE for the Mac community. I know I said I would probably switch to VMWare in an earlier post, but I think the guys at Parallels now have a devoted customer in me.