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I installed Windows 10 and Parallels 11 on my Macbook running OSX El Capitan. The Macbook is a mid 2014 retina display model with Intel I7, Intel GPU, 16 gb memory, and a 1 TB SSD. It is a very fast computer.
Parallels provided an incredible seamless integration of Windows 10 with the Mac Desktop. Some of Windows apps I wanted to install included MS Excel 2016 (much more robust functionality than Mac version), some woodworking software (not available in Mac version), and Adobe acrobat (standalone windows version).
What surprised me was that I could take each one of the windows apps and place it on the Mac dock. Each app loads and can be interacted with like a native Mac application. This includes sizing the window and closing it (command-Q). Cut and paste works flawlessly between Windows app and Mac App. Most importantly, screen appearance (resolution, color, fonts) looks good on the mac desktop. File system and peripherals are shared between the two environments without any difficulty.
This software has put me into an environment I never dreamed would be possible. I feel I can run any software in the world and not worry about what operating system it requires.
Remember that my Mac is a high end mac. I see excellent performance of the parallels/Windows 10 environmennt. I cannot say what it would be like on a slower machine with fewer resources.
