__/ [ Philip ] on Thursday 22 February 2007 16:50 \__
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070222/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_virtual_vista_2
>
> The restrictions on virtualization were discussed here a couple of
> months ago, but now the more people are waking up to the EULA restrictions.
>
> MS claims it is "necessary for security reasons" and that only the "most
> technically savvy users, or people in companies with tech support,
> probably could handle Vista in virtualization programs, while home users
> should be steered away."
>
> Most others dispute the security concerns that MS is citing for its
> reasons to restrict virtualization of the low end Vista product.
>
> It is obviously a marketing tactic to force Vista to be used as the
> platform software, not as an application.
Maybe the EULA tactic wasn't effective enough.
Vista Home Editions Won't Run On Mac, Linux Virtual Machines
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| That means Linux aficionados or users of Apple Macs will not legally
| be able to use software from vendors such as Parallels or EMC's VMWare
| to create so-called virtual machines on their desktops to run Vista
| alongside their favorite OS. Windows users wanting to run Vista in a
| virtual machine environment for security or productivity purposes
| also will need either the Business or Ultimate Edition.
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http://www.channelweb.com/sections/allnews/article.jhtml?articleId=197003013&cid=ChannelWebNews
http://tinyurl.com/39xozq
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