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Microsoft's Next Virtual PC Will Run Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the say-it-ain't-ain't-so dept.

Fallen Kell writes "Contrary to previous reports, eWeek is reporting that Microsoft's new version of Virtual PC will support Linux as a virtual OS. I for one am very glad that MS did not strip out all the capability from this great product."

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  1. wheeee..! by msh104 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    am i just stupid or did VMware already do this for ages... guess this is just another "microsoft is late with its features, so bash them to hell" article.

  2. About time someone pointed this out by noblethrasher · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm glad someone finally pointed out this fact to the rest of the masses. There was never a question on whether or not Virtual PC would continue to support Linux, after all, Microsoft would have to add to the code to not support an OS designed to work on any x86 hardware. No, they don't support Linux (which could be looked upon as a reduction in quality since I believe Connectix did support it) but why should they. Furthermore, the Linux support was just a predefined configuration which very few used anyway.

  3. It's only logical by Travoltus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    VirtualPC can run Linux as it stands.

    MicroSoft would have to damage the credibility of VPC itself in order to block Linux... that is to say they'd have to break things, which would not only stop Linux from running, but also potentially a wide variety of Windows based apps. No one could possibly predict which apps would be broken by such a move, but it's guaranteed that it would include something major.

    For once in MicroSoft's life they've decided it's not worth burning the village to save it from the Penguins.

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  4. Sounds familiar: Windows Media Player for MacOS X by Kaganar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This sounds oddly familiar to the "Windows Media Player on MacOS X" move that Microsoft did.

    The way I see it, either Microsoft plans on using the fact that Linux will "work" with their product will reduce the view of a monopoly while showing Microsoft-fearing users (you know who you are, you still exclusively run Windows) that Linux just isn't worth it. How could it be if it's incredibly inconvinient to use with M$'s VPC? Good thing you didn't bother installing Linux the real way, eh? :-P

  5. Re:Kernel oops. by bheer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Windows XP supports Java

    It does. Install either (a) the Windows XP Virtual Machine for Java from Windows Update or (b) the JRE from Sun.

    Explorer supports style sheets

    Internet Explorer does support CSS1 quite well.

    Windows 3.11 supported DR-DOS

    A beta of Windows 3.1 (not 3.11) would not run on DR-DOS. Your exercise in gratuitous sarcasm has netted you one one half-accurate fact. Congratulations.

    Office supports XML

    Yes, it does. Buy Office 2003 under volume licensing and you'll see that Word, Excel and Access can indeed save their data as XML, using documented schemas.

    Windows Media Player supports MP3

    Funny how my MP3 Winamp playlists play fine in WMP then.

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  6. Well, Big Fat Hairy Deal. by Qbertino · · Score: 0, Redundant

    'nuff said.

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