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Article: VMware Fusion 3.0 makes Windows look like Mac.

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October 7, 2009
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A third party is helping bring about what critics say has been Microsoft Corp.'s dream all along: To make Windows look like Mac OS X.

The upcoming version of VMware Inc.'s Fusion software for Mac-Windows desktop virtualization includes an interface overlay called "Unity" that replaces the Windows Start taskbar with Mac OS X's Dock and replaces the Windows Search feature with a tool closely resembling Mac OS X's Spotlight search box.

"We got rid of the Start menu because we wanted to give you a Mac-like experience via Unity," said Pat Lee, director of personal desktop products at VMware.

Leveraging Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard's 64-bit core, Fusion 3.0 will also be the first ...

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