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Microsoft Providing Virtual Server Free

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the right-price dept.

liliafan writes "In an effort to gain a market majority over VMware Microsoft announced it is giving Virtual Server away for free, additionally they will provide customer support for Linux. In a related move VMware have opened their partition file format to the community, aggressive and suprising moves in the virtualisation market."

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  1. Really, now... by TechnoGuyRob · · Score: 5, Funny

    That does it, Slashdot. April Fools is OVER.

    1. Re:Really, now... by slo_learner · · Score: 3, Funny

      April fools is over on May 1 or when we run out of fools, which ever comes first.

    2. Re:Really, now... by kimvette · · Score: 3, Funny

      All you had to say was May 1. :)

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  2. in related news... by clanky · · Score: 4, Funny

    microsoft has also started offering its own proprietary air for free, in an attempt to muscle out the Earth's atmosphere from its traditional strength position in the marketplace.

  3. Upgrade to Windows Vista by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 4, Funny
    additionally they will provide customer support for Linux.

    And what will their standard answer be? "Upgrade to Windows Vista"?

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  4. Microsoft Virtualization is the key to the future by jimmyhat3939 · · Score: 4, Funny
    I'm really glad they're doing this. Other virtualizations systems that I've seen/tried really can't offer the full set of APIs and functionalities that a real Microsoft product offers. For example, things like Wine can't offer the full __DllRegisterExpiryCacheDelayTwelveSeven() functionality.

    Same goes for CPU-based stuff, like Virtual-PC. They just don't run Windows properly. The thing is, since Microsoft has the only operating system out there that is largely, or even majority, undocumented, it makes sense for them to provide the virtualization software. That way they can make it work on their own undocumented platform, while using other platforms' APIs to permit easy access to Linux, OSX, etc.

    This is a win-win-win for everyone!

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  5. Sorry, Microsoft, we know your tricks. by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    When you gave away MS Internet Explorer for free, many of us fell for it. Now we know better.

  6. Re:well... by TheCarp · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shit, why are you bothering me? _I_ knew that.

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  7. Yup ... by hotspotbloc · · Score: 4, Funny

    The first hit is always free. =)

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  8. Re:I will now hold my breath... by Cheapy · · Score: 3, Funny

    The U.S. has a Justice department?

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