New VMWare Fusion RC1 Release

I've been enjoying the joys of Windows virtualization for about a year now. Wait...let me think about what I just said..okay, so technically virtualizing Windows isn't a joy, but it does make it so I don't need a Windows...you know what, skip it, I'm not going to crap on Windows here just because it's Microsoft and I'm an all "high and mighty" Mac user.

Fact is I work in IT. So I need to use Windows. Sometimes I work from home and I need to remote into my workstation at work. Problem is, I've got a Macbook. Had it for a year now. So, what's a fella like me going to do? Easy, run Windows virtually.

I was turned on to Parallels a few weeks before I got my Macbook last July. I picked up the software about three weeks or so after getting the Mac. Now, I'm all set. When working from home, or when I visit a site that must be (for some God forsaken reason) visited only with IE, I just boot up my virtual machine and I'm all set.

For a while Parallels was the only guy on the street. Then, the 500 lbs Gorilla of virtualization threw their hat on the pile. VMWare has been releasing betas of their Fusion virtulization software for a few months now, but last week they put out their first release candidate.

This is a big deal. Because with two competing virtulization products on the market it only bodes well for consumers. Competition breeds innovation....and cheaper prices!!!! I've been holding off upgrading to Parallels 3.0 (which has 3d support that I won't use since I don't game on my computer) to see how it will stack up against the final release of VMWare Fusion.

Anyone else there following this story and in the same boat as me?

-Steve