Re: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Regrets, Retracts, and Regrets Draconian EULA Again

[Robert Newson <ReapNewsB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization
>
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> | Software like Parallels Desktop for the Mac or Microsoft's own Virtual 
> | PC for Windows allow multiple operating systems to run simultaneously. 
> | When it announced licensing rules for Vista last year, Microsoft said 
> | that only Vista Business and Vista Ultimate could run as guest 
> | operating systems. The company said virtualization presents inherent 
> | security risks and that it hoped by limiting which versions of the OS 
> | could act as virtual machines, only sophisticated users and businesses 
> | would employ the tactic.
Using Microsoft Windwos is an inherent security risk.  By their argument, 
Microsoft is saying only sophisticated users and businesses would employ 
Windwos.