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The Next Round in the Virtualization Wars

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-this-corner dept.

GvG writes "After making Virtual Server available for free some time ago, Microsoft announced today it is offering Virtual PC as a free (as in beer) download. They also announced a change to the Vista license related to virtualization: Customers who deploy Windows Vista Enterprise have the ability to install up to four (4) copies of the operating system in a virtual machine for a single user on a single device. Even better, nothing in the license requires that Microsoft Virtualization technologies be used - if you want to use a competing product as your Virtualization solution, you still get the four extra licenses for use with VMs."

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  1. Still not worth getting it. by agentdunken · · Score: -1, Redundant

    People still wont use VP as much for the fact it only runs on 2000 and XP. No Linux/Unix/Mac support. Plus VMware just pwns all!

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    Linux, because a PC is a terrible thing to waste.
  2. Oh, just wonderfull by argoff · · Score: -1, Redundant

    4 blue screens of death for the price of one.

  3. Re:Sorry Mac Users by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Dude where the fuck have you been?

    Virtual PC has been owned by Microsoft since 2003.