Parallels and Fusion support advanced 3D graphics in a Windows virtual machine, whereas VirtualBox does not.

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VirtualBox was downloaded 4 million times in its first year, and has recorded 8 million downloads to date.

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To get a 3D support, VirtualBox would have to have virtual 3D hardware and drivers to support it.

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VirtualBox's competitors are also replete with clever integration features like replicating documents and folders across both physical and virtual machines.

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Andy Hall, the senior VirtualBox product manager at Sun, says he uses it to manage more than a half-dozen operating systems.

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VirtualBox is about 30 megabytes and works on almost all operating systems.

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Still, VirtualBox faces competition that is more developed and offers more features.

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That makes VirtualBox less attractive to videogamers who use gaming platforms like Steam and to businesses that use high-end engineering applications like AutoCad.

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Sun hopes the "free" nature of VirtualBox will drive widespread adoption.

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Still, Sun's VirtualBox is a promising entry into the desktop virtualization scene and its offer is compelling: It's free for personal use, and it's open source.

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