The reality of virtual machines
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| So now you can find out what the excitement is all about by installing
| it within a VM and if you find that your friends' claims are not true,
| you can nuke Linux without leaving a trace on your PC.
|
| And if you happen to like it, then there are plenty of Linux distributions
| for you to check out and you can even run them concurrently in separate
| VMs.
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http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F7%2F6%2Fprodit%2F18058951&sec=prodit
VIRTUAL PC 2007 - Basic yet useful
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| In other words, it's great for running operating systems from Microsoft but
| if you wish to run Linux or other OSes, Virtual PC should not be the first
| choice.
|
| With a little fiddling, you probably can get Virtual PC to run some Linux
| distros but others just won't work properly.
|
| A case in point is Ubuntu 7.04, which will greet you with a garbled screen
| when you try to install it in a Virtual PC Virtual Machine.
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http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F7%2F6%2Fprodit%2F18061152&sec=prodit
They only allow a distribution to work if it /pays/ Microsoft. It's
manipulative extortion that was mentioned in the past.
Related:
Ubuntu on [Microsoft's] Virtual PC 2007 - No way dude!
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| A number of people have asked me whether it's possible to install
| Linux onto a Virtual PC 2007 virtual machine. Well, since I had
| an Ubuntu ISO on my desktop I decided to give it a go.
|
| The short answer is no. It won't. I thought that it might but
| my optimism was short-lived. The graphics are all messed up.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=273
A Software Maker [VMWare] Goes Up Against Microsoft
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| When quizzed on Microsoft's plans, Mr. Ballmer replied, "Our view is
| that virtualization is something that should be built into the
| operating system."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/24/technology/24soft.html?ex=1172898000&en=bbca645a927ef7f8&ei=5099&partner=TOPIXNEWS
http://tinyurl.com/35jkur
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| 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."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070222/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_virtual_vista_2
Is need for control behind Microsoft's flip-flop?
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| Meanwhile, Gartner analyst Michael Silver took Microsoft to task
| for its continued restrictions.
|
| "Microsoft's policies...come off as a way to gouge customers," Silver
| said in an e-mail, noting that customers are forced to pay for higher
| priced editions, even though they don't get many of the benefits, like
| the Aero user interface, which often won't work in a virtual machine.
|
| Silver argues that Microsoft is likely leaving money on the table.
| "Allowing use of lower priced (editions) could even be worth more
| money to Microsoft as it would likely increase the number of people
| that would legally run a Microsoft OS in a VM (like on a Mac),"
| Silver wrote. "Eventually they will have no choice but to make their
| peace with virtualization."
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9733433-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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