Parallels is now available on the M1 - that is big news
Interesting timing given the upcoming Apple event. Might new Macbook Pros be on the horizon?
I would love to, but I’m not holding my breath - I’m counting on fall.
New iMacs though, that’s possible (although my money is on WWDC at the earliest)
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Great! Hopefully this means that virtualbox.org can also produce virtualization that runs on M1(?)… I have had no headway since migrating to my new mac mini. 
Can definitely. Have to the incentives to do so, who knows.
But what does it virtualize? If It can’t virtualize Intel 32-bit at least, it’s of no use to me.
If I understand correctly, you’ll see x86 emulation in ARM Windows before you see x86 Windows support in Parallels or its competitors. Hopefully it’s complete enough to run these legacy apps. It’s a genuine need and there’s a market with a budget to meet it…
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Being able to run Linux VMs on my Air makes me happy! 
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Imagine how Intel feels when reading this… (devilish smirk on my face) An intel capable VM running on an M1 (or derived) CPU with good…exceptional speed would certainly create a dent in their ego if not business. It is hard to imagine an ARM running an Intel VM at very good/exceptional speed though but it is a fun thought.
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Anyone can sign up for free to download Windows 10 Preview Builds
I was able to sign up for Windows ARM preview. After that, I was able to run x86 apps. I even developed apps on Visual Studio.
Yes, I can confirm that a lot of x86 apps run well in Windows for ARM already (at least all the ones I need Windows for).
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I have a business-critical Windows app that I run on Parallels now, and have ruled the M1 so far for that reason. How can I test/confirm a specific app will work with the new version Parallels before upgrading the hardware?
I can test it for you, if it is something available in the market.
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OK, most Windows apps can run on this ARM Windows. Visual Studios and Power BI both run without breaking a sweat.
For me, I developed Power BI Connector using Visual Studio 2019.
In my case the programs are so enterprise-ish that they are even very touchy as to Windows version. In particular, one won’t work on anything after Windows 7 – workaround was that it has a Linux version and on Windows I’d run a Linux VM!. Another I still like to reference on occasion is on Windows 2000.
Having battled this problem for over a decade, my general solution is to run a Windows VM on a server computer (originally a Dell here but now a Mac mini) and access via Windows Remote Desktop which runs much faster than Apple’s VNC solution.
Thank you for the offer It’s a niche app that you can’t even get at without subscribing. Hopefully I will know more before the next MBP is announced.
My offer will always stand. Good luck
The only business-critical software I have running in a Parallels/Windows VM right now is Excel. I tested some stuff (Visual Studio, Office, GIMP, Inkscape, LibreOffice …) and everything worked… I’d say the probability of your unnamed app working is very high.
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Thanks. I do use Excel on Windows for a few complex spreadsheets with Pivot Tables and macros that don’t translate well to Excel for Mac. But the critical app is a Windows-based property management software called Promas. It’s and old school Windows app, but it does work perfectly fine in the non-M1 Macs. I’ve emailed the developers, but I’m an edge case so I’m not sure if they will be able to answer.
I requested a demo to test on M1+Parallels+ARM Windows Technical Preview
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