On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Hetz Ben-Hamo wrote:
> > 1. From where did you get this number ($1296)?
>
> As I said, that was my impression back then when I did beta testing of VMWare
> 1.0 (it was on the newsgroup I think)
So you used obsolete data in your arguments?!
> > 2. Version 3.2 EULA does not mention any limitation about running multiple
>
> Again, I didn't check the 3.2 EULA. If you want to run multiple OS'sat once
> (not sure if thats what Michael wants) then I would suggest him to test VMWare
> GSX.
So, do check the 3.2 EULA before basing your arguments upon obsolete
licenses. A copy of the EULA which I have is being sent to Hetz by
personal E-mail. If I missed anything, it'll be nice if Hetz can correct
me using an up-to-date EULA.
>From my personal experience, VMware 3.2 allows one to run multiple VMs at
the same time (up to the limit of your computer's RAM). GSX is needed to
run large number of VM's and to automatically control them - probably
overkill for Michael, and it is much more expensive besides.
> > > As for Michael problem - I think that Crossover Office should be a perfect
> > > solution for him, without the need for partitions, windows installations
> etc...
> >
> > Can Michael rely upon Crossover Office to support all features and quirks
> > of Microsoft's IE versions, and give the same behavior, look and
> > feel as real MS-Windows operating system versions running those IE
> > versions?With VMware (and other emulators) there can be no such doubt.
>
> 1. With VMWare, he needs to pay much more then to Crossover, and he needs to
> pay licenses for the Windows itself.
I concede that $299 > $50, but I'd look for an independent confirmation
that Microsoft allows people to install and run IE browsers in a system
without an associated MS-Windows license.
> 2. From my experience with Crossover and IE 5.5, I'm using Explorer with
> Crossover office on my Linux when I don't have a chance - Bank Discount,
> Egged, IOL Chat, MAPA, and many others which requires MS Java, special
> plugins, Quicktime, Windows Media Player, etc - and they all run just fine.
What about the other browser versions, which Michael needs? Can you say
the same thing about the other versions? Especially the most recent IE
version (6.0?)? Michael will need to spend several hours ensuring that
Crossover supports all browser versions to his satisfaction. Using
VMware, he can rely upon native MS-Windows support of the corresponding
browser version, without further testing.
--- Omer
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