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Parallels Desktop

Commercial macOS virtualization product; version 27 adds a Metal-based OpenGL 4.3 driver, SME2 guest support and enterprise provisioning features across Standard, Pro, Business and Enterprise editions.

Known aliases

Parallels Desktop 27
Parallels Desktop for Enterprise

Relationships

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Current clusters

product1 distinct publisher

Parallels ships OpenGL 4.3 on Apple silicon, and the fleet question moves to which chip you own

Parallels Desktop 27 puts a Metal-based driver behind Windows VMs, but the numbers it quotes are scoped to M3 and M4 Macs. The compatibility win is real; the throughput win is conditional.

Publishers:9to5mac.com

Reality

Evidence30
Adoption22
Hype gap+38
Incentives72