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Microsoft to Support Linux in Virtual Server

Posted by Zonk on from the he-done-said-a-nice-thing-about-linux dept.

zaxios writes "Techworld is reporting that Microsoft has announced support for running Linux on their virtualization software, Virtual Server 2005. From the article: '[Microsoft] can't compete against VMware without support for other operating systems.' Perhaps the significance of this is that Microsoft has acknowledged Linux as an OS people might want to use, which seems an upgrade from its previous status as a communist cancer."

2 of 399 comments (clear)

  1. Re:So let me get this straight by mindaktiviti · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I was trying to be funny, not flamebait, sheesh.

  2. A little help here.... by Capt+James+McCarthy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Why again would you pay for an OS only to run a free one that can run on it's own accord on the same hardware?

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    There are no loopholes. It's either legal or it's not.