On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 14:09:48 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 03/02/2007 at 1:28 PM, Ken Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Actually it's kind of worse than that. Microsoft does not allow any of >> the Basic or Home versions to be used in virtualilzed environments. You >> need to purchase the Business or Ultimate version to allow for that >> (BTW, they're getting a lot of heat for that, which they *should* IMHO). > > I love running virtual machines too, but how is this any different than > what Apple is doing? I have discussed virtialization of OS X with > representatives of Parallels. Their response is that they have the > technology to do it but Apple just won't let them. If Apple can make a > business decision to control virtialization of their OS, why can MS not do > the same?
Well, IMHO, it's because of precedent. Apple has NEVER allowed virtualization of their OS, or even "approved" emulation (you always needed a ROM from a purchased machine). Microsoft, on the other hand, has never said anything about virtualization or emulation of their OS until Vista (AFAIK), and from the articles I've read there's no real reason Microsoft should allow one form of Vista and not another, although they state: "For production machines and everyday usage, virtualization is a fairly new technology, and one which we think is not mature enough for broad consumer adoption. Today, customers using this technology are primarily business customers addressing application compatibility needs or technology enthusiasts. For everyday usage, Windows Vista Home and Home Premium cannot be installed in any virtual machine technology, but Business and Ultimate versions can. Each virtual installation of Windows requires a new license just as it did for Windows XP." For more on this, take a look at these articles: http://weblog.infoworld.com/virtualization/archives/2006/10/the_truth_about.html http://www.virtualizationdaily.com/archives/39_the-truth-about-vista-virtualization-licensing.html. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
