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FREE Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac (Licence Expires 31/12/17) - Save $79.99

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FREE Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac (Licence Expires 31/12/17) - Save $79.99
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koalafied on 12/09/2016 - 20:38 nfr.parallels.com (20749 clicks)
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To get your free copy of Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac (Not For Resale): simply scroll down the page until you see "Step 2: Pass the knowledge check" and choose the following answers.

  1. All of these
  2. True
  3. Programs, files, media, and user settings such as browser favorites
  4. All of the above

Now scroll further down a little and fill in the form, for the part that says Company just write Student, and below "Store Number or Store Name" just select Creative.

Once you have done that, click on the big green Sign Up Now button. On the final page it says it can take up to 10 days to receive the serial, but I received mine 4 days after submitting the form :)

Here's the email they sent me

All NFR licenses granted under this program are time-limited. The NFR license is valid till 31.12.2017.

Mod: From comments this deal is only meant for approved resellers, only those who signed up with a company email address (that is an approved reseller) are likely to receive the key. See comments for details. Deal marked expired for now.

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  • GreenVine on 12/09/2016 - 20:45
    +1

    Thanks OP, signed up one :)

  • quarrymaster on 12/09/2016 - 20:46

    Cheers.

  • ctrlaltdel on 12/09/2016 - 20:46
    +2

    thanks OP, signing up now.

    hmm… might be my net, not connecting :(

    • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 20:54
      +1

      going very slowly for me

  • eegos on 12/09/2016 - 20:52
    +1

    Thanks OP
    Nice cheat list

  • aous on 12/09/2016 - 20:52
    +10

    The website is getting very slow. I guess it was ozbargained.

    • StewBalls on 12/09/2016 - 20:55
      -1

      Yup, was just about to say the same thing…lol! :)

      • Kangal on 12/09/2016 - 21:05
        +1

        It's just like a surge of DDOS attack…

        I can't even load the linked page.

        • StewBalls on 12/09/2016 - 21:22
          +2

          It's like Groundhog Day…August 9th all over again…

          If Punxsutawney David comes out of his office, it's gonna be a good count…

        • Kangal on 13/09/2016 - 02:09

          @StewBalls:
          OzB must not sleep often… I still can't load the webpage.
          And when it does load, it is incomplete.

        • Hornpub on 13/09/2016 - 06:05

          @Kangal: still cant…in the morning 6am..wtf…

  • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 20:54

    Dammit, website is down now. I really want this too.

    • StewBalls on 12/09/2016 - 20:59
      +6

      Pretty sure it's a DDOS from Chinese hackers…

      • PinzVidz on 12/09/2016 - 22:03
        +3

        That would be the ABS' excuse…

        • Kangal on 13/09/2016 - 02:07

          That makes things worse. Why would I want to hand out personal data to a place that can be so easily hacked or taken down??

        • Hornpub on 13/09/2016 - 06:05

          @Kangal: you mean fake name and temporary email address?

  • pro on 12/09/2016 - 20:55
    +1

    Mate you are a champion! Was just about to purchase!

  • kytosol on 12/09/2016 - 20:55

    This site can’t be reached. nfr.parallels.com took too long to respond.

    :(

  • bjdchwr on 12/09/2016 - 20:57
    +5

    Denial of Service attack initiated by OZB fellows~~!

  • toasty on 12/09/2016 - 21:01

    Thanks OP! Don't forget to hit play on each video (you can close them immediately). Wouldn't let me continue until I had. Form filled and submitted but not sure it worked because the site has stopped responding… ozbargained!

  • Australianjim on 12/09/2016 - 21:01
    +5

    Just so people note: "All NFR licenses granted under this program are time-limited. The NFR license is valid till 31.12.2017."

    • GreenVine on 12/09/2016 - 21:07
      +1

      Pretty sure they will have Parallels Desktop 13 at that time :D

    • Gavman on 13/09/2016 - 16:33

      What happens after this date? will it stop working unless u buy it?

  • yaziyo on 12/09/2016 - 21:02

    Isn't this just VM software? How does it compare to using VirtualBox which I've been using no dramas on osx?

    • StewBalls on 12/09/2016 - 21:07
      +1

      Yes, but it is really good VM software. :)

      • BigLeviathan on 12/09/2016 - 22:07

        I compared the FPS when playing Metro2033 between VMWare Fusion and PD; I can tell you PD is better!

        no, I didn't try VirtualBox

  • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 21:03
    +2

    Anyone able to get this yet. Really want a copy but the website is OzBargained

    • Australianjim on 12/09/2016 - 21:04
      +1

      I managed to load the text but the rest of the page failed before it loaded.

    • toasty on 12/09/2016 - 21:08

      Keep at it until you see:

      Congratulations! You did it! See how easy that was?

      You will receive an email with a link to download your Not-For-Resale copy of Parallels Desktop® 12 for Mac in the next couple of days. Enjoy the fastest, smartest and most powerful way to run Windows applications side-by-side to Mac applications!

      Please allow 10 business days to process.

      • StewBalls on 12/09/2016 - 21:17
        +8

        Please allow 10 business days for page to load.

        Fixed…

        • nxllson on 12/09/2016 - 21:30
          +1

          LOL the fact that 'business days' were included made me chuckle.

  • newsynthetic on 12/09/2016 - 21:04

    The Server is down.

    • newsynthetic on 12/09/2016 - 21:42

      Its back up. still slow though,

  • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 21:05

    Managed to load up the title of the webpage. OP, where did you find this offer? Can't see it advertised anywhere.

    • Australianjim on 12/09/2016 - 21:07

      The heading on the page says "Welcome to the Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Sales Associate Training" so I would say that is where it came from.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 21:10

    Managed to load the website!

  • furic7 on 12/09/2016 - 21:11
    +1

    I just wonder under what situation I need Windows in my mac?!?!

    • Plentiful3271 on 12/09/2016 - 21:22
      +5

      If you need to ask, you don't need this.

  • gadgetguy on 12/09/2016 - 21:11

    Stuck on the final "sign up" button

  • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 21:11

    Click the sign up button > failed to open page ):

  • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 21:15
    +2

    Finally got a copy. Cheers, OP. Great deal can't wait up to 10 days…

    • koalafied on 12/09/2016 - 21:20

      Woot woot! A friend of mine said he got his in 24 hours so they must've sped up the process :D

      • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 21:21

        Haven't actually got the coupon yet, just got the page saying 'your've signed up successfully now wait 10 more days'

        • koalafied on 12/09/2016 - 21:23

          Oh, you'll most likely get it within a day then

  • cucumber on 12/09/2016 - 21:27
    +1

    effin A! I've been waiting for this for years!! Thanks op!

  • drazenm on 12/09/2016 - 21:31

    Shame there isnt a free one for Windows:(

    • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 21:40
      +2

      virtual box

      • drazenm on 12/09/2016 - 21:41

        I know that one, i thought by this company.

        • dazweeja on 13/09/2016 - 08:32
          +1

          True, but there's free VMWare for Windows and not for Mac.

  • jlogic on 12/09/2016 - 21:33

    Being hammered I can't get pass the questions stage.

  • chu-oh on 12/09/2016 - 21:39

    Good find, cheers!

  • jmmjbb on 12/09/2016 - 21:43
    +1

    consider VMWARE Fusion is much better than Parallel nowdays.

    • ElDickeroni on 12/09/2016 - 21:47
      +12

      Statistics show that 99.5% of Ozbargainers prefer free Pepsi over full price Coke.

    • OSienna on 14/09/2016 - 12:06

      The Awesome Power Of VMware Hypervisors
      Description: Think running 2 OS's at the same time is clever? How about 25? While this demo has no practical purpose, it does show how clean and efficient the VMware hypervisors are. It's quite amazing.

  • ricerocket on 12/09/2016 - 21:52

    I think the site has been ozbargained :(

  • Robbyc90 on 12/09/2016 - 21:55

    Big waste of time getting this download. No doubt when MacOS Sierra is released, this current version of Parallels won't be compatible…. Next Sierra compatible version will definitely not be free….

    • jlogic on 12/09/2016 - 22:01
      +5

      Hi this is the version for Sierra.

    • AussieGargain on 12/09/2016 - 22:05
      +1

      Current version is Parallels 12, which is compatible to MacOS Sierra.

    • StewBalls on 12/09/2016 - 22:06
      +4

      Don't worry man, I'm sure you'll get a full refund on the purchase price…

    • Robbyc90 on 12/09/2016 - 22:07
      +2

      I stand corrected - apologies for my scepticism. Especially when software makers release their product for free right before a major OS update.

  • jlogic on 12/09/2016 - 21:56

    Timing out every time now. Before I could answer the questions and then it will time out.

  • BigLeviathan on 12/09/2016 - 21:56
    +1

    Site can't be reached…ouch….

  • abc on 12/09/2016 - 21:57
    +2

    Cashrewards?

  • mungicide on 12/09/2016 - 22:00

    I have my Mac on dual boot already…

    • jlogic on 12/09/2016 - 22:02

      That is what I have on my Mac but sometimes just having to run one app is so much easier with Parallels.

  • guidedlight on 12/09/2016 - 22:05
    +1

    Unfortunately, with these sorts of freebies. Some people use bots to harvest codes… which is what kills the site.

    • jlogic on 12/09/2016 - 22:06
      +1

      Damn those Bots… it doesn't even have Captcha code on there.

    • Jaconey on 12/09/2016 - 23:08

      That's why we can't have nice things…

  • Ozymandias on 12/09/2016 - 22:06

    Hoping this doesn't ruin it for those who this is legitimately for, e.g. myself.

  • jv on 12/09/2016 - 22:10
    -4

    Dammit !!!

    I got two of the questions wrong… :(

  • Chopel on 12/09/2016 - 22:21
    +1

    It has time limit on the license

  • kampret on 12/09/2016 - 22:26
    +5

    I just set my alarm for 2am and hoping all OZB warriors have fallen asleep by then.

    • StewBalls on 12/09/2016 - 22:43
      +2

      Just quickly post a hard to resist Eneloop deal, then when they all take the bait you start hittin' F5…

      • kampret on 13/09/2016 - 12:09

        I'm on Mac, can't use F5. And this is the only reason I need this app badly, so I can make my F5 work!

  • htk421 on 12/09/2016 - 22:41
    +1

    Awesome deal, even if time limited.

    Now… just to figure out how to load that page…

  • lars06 on 12/09/2016 - 22:43

    I wonder if the site will come up before the codes are all gone

    • koalafied on 12/09/2016 - 22:51
      +1

      They send the code by email so it won't run out until they end the offer :P

  • schwinn on 12/09/2016 - 22:49

    Computer says no… web site is taking too long to respond.

  • thelastnoob on 12/09/2016 - 22:51
    -1

    If the website is non responsive it is now legit to get a torrent since we tried and they failed how can it be piracy

  • triviums on 12/09/2016 - 22:59

    I clicked sign up without entering anything into Store Number or Store Name. Someone please tell me "Store Number or Store Name" wasn't compulsory…

    • koalafied on 13/09/2016 - 00:48

      It should be okay, I only entered Student in mine and still got it. They don't even care lol

  • teasatotalling on 12/09/2016 - 22:59

    It doesn't let you enter your details

    • lars06 on 12/09/2016 - 23:01

      Open each video in a new tab

      • teasatotalling on 12/09/2016 - 23:28

        still get the same problem

        • teasatotalling on 12/09/2016 - 23:30

          might be a safari issue (LOL)
          Now trying firefox

        • triviums on 12/09/2016 - 23:32

          I submitted mine in safari so it can't be

  • lars06 on 12/09/2016 - 23:01
    +1

    Got through after a while. Keep trying

  • tchuy1 on 12/09/2016 - 23:11

    Can someone explain what this program actually does? Thank you!

    • koalafied on 12/09/2016 - 23:12
      +1

      Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac

      • tchuy1 on 12/09/2016 - 23:14

        Thank you very much! I assume that this would allow you to use functions/programs that only exist in windows but would also require your mac to have enough space for another OS?

        • koalafied on 12/09/2016 - 23:20

          Welcome! Its similar to bootcamp except it runs as an application - either in a window or full screen, but when running full screen just swipe left on the touchpad with 3 fingers and it'll switch between OS X and the OS you've installed on Parallels.

          You can also choose how much space you want to reserve for the OS, I think a minimum of 2-3GB is recommended for Windows 7/8 so it runs smooth

        • raytheguy on 12/09/2016 - 23:32

          @koalafied:

          I think you mean RAM rather than "space".

        • koalafied on 12/09/2016 - 23:51

          @raytheguy:

          Oops, my bad!

    • jenkemjunkie on 13/09/2016 - 08:02

      who cares, your still gonna download it anyway and probably not use it

  • [Deactivated] on 12/09/2016 - 23:15

    Broden, get off the goddamn site and give the rest of us a chance! shakes fist at monitor

  • EarlyBird on 12/09/2016 - 23:52

    Too many ozbargainers doing Parallels access.

    This is a lengthy process that forces you to watch four videos and take a test. So if you have not even successfully loaded the site it would be better if you tried later and allow those who have already done that to complete their signing up and free up the site for you.

    • AussieGargain on 13/09/2016 - 00:07

      You are just saying everyone should stop and let you get it done first.

      • EarlyBird on 13/09/2016 - 00:14

        I'm done. Think of it this way. If you're waiting to be served in a shop that can serve a fixed number of people and everyone block up the exit and not allowing people already in there to get out, is that in anyone's interest?

    • koalafied on 13/09/2016 - 00:13

      I didn't have to watch all of the videos when I did it, I just clicked play on one of the videos and did the test

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