Over time I have bought both of these, with my latest purchase being Parallels 5...
But I just got a (very sneaky) email from VM saying why pay $49.99 to upgrade Parallels when you could upgrade VMWare for $9.99 - and they're even letting you upgrade from Parallels
So, there we have it, last gen I preferred Parallels, have the tides turned again in these new versions, or are they both now good enough and established enough for it just to come down to personal preference?
But I just got a (very sneaky) email from VM saying why pay $49.99 to upgrade Parallels when you could upgrade VMWare for $9.99 - and they're even letting you upgrade from Parallels

So, there we have it, last gen I preferred Parallels, have the tides turned again in these new versions, or are they both now good enough and established enough for it just to come down to personal preference?