Hello Alessio Cappelli ,

Please take a look at the official SDL site regarding MAC installation-

This provides clear information and the pro's and cons of Bootcamp/Parallels/VM

https://www.sdltrados.com/support/how-to-run-sdl-trados-studio-on-an-apple-mac.html

If you install on BootCamp- you are basically reformatting part of the hard drive to become a PC and will still need Windows for Windows (Windows for MAC will NOT work!. This is the same scenario if you decide to install on Parallels/VM- dont forget you will MS Office as well.

On the topic of Windows licensing-

Microsoft will always tell you its one licence - one machine rule :-)

Please take a look at the follow- How To Geeks- lots of useful information here.

https://www.howtogeek.com/261053/when-can-you-move-a-windows-license-to-a-new-pc/

Dear Steven,

Thank you very much for your reply.

So, from what I understood from the howtogeek article, moving license from one virtual machine is possible, as long as I bought the "full retail" version of Windows... which is what i would do anyway...

Can you confirm this please?

Thank you

Alessio

Hello Alessio Cappelli ,

I cant confirm what MS will allow you to do (only provide info on what is possible).

But in my experience, if you have a licence and need to change machine, MS will be able to help (as long as its not the motherboard that needs replacing (which is quite rare).

Dear Steven,

Thank you for your answer.

According to the article though, even in the scenario your motherboard failed, you should be allowed to move license to another pc...

Thank you

Alessio

Summarizing the other posts, this is the rule of thumb: for each PC or virtual machine, you require its corresponding Windows license. A virtual machine counts as another machine, i.e. a PC. In addition, go for Windows 10 Pro, not Windows 10 Home. Furthermore, although it depends on your needs, I would recommend for a Mac using the built-in virtualization tool BootCamp. Built-in tools are usually the best choice, and they are free. See for example Hyper-V in Windows which is a great built-in tool. Of course VMWare and other commercial software may be more sophisticated, but then, again, it depends on whether you are a 'power user' or not. Finally, regarding your Windows product license you can transfer it to another computer or virtual machine, but you have to contact Microsoft directly.