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Virtualization Disallowed For Vista Home
Maxx writes to mention a ZDNet article about Microsoft's dictum on Vista as a virtual machine. The software giant has declared that home versions of their upcoming OS may not be run virtually, because 'virtualization is not mature enough for broad adoption.' From the article: "'Microsoft says that consumers don't understand the risks of running virtual machines, and they only want enterprises that understand the risks to run Vista on a VM. So, Microsoft removes user choice in the name of security,' says Gartner analyst Michael Silver. 'The other option is to pay Microsoft US$300 for Windows Vista Business or US$399 for Windows Ultimate, instead of US$200 for Home Basic or US$239 for Home Premium,' Silver suggested."
I didn't want f1rst p0st anyway!
If you need to be spoonfed facts that should be self evident you aren't intelligent enough to understand the point anyway.
That stated I think the point mistakenly assumes that Slashdot moderation is performed by the community when the bulk of it actually comes from the editor staff. Slashdot has a demographic that it must pander to in order to keep its page hits high and the moderation system is a very effective way to ensure that the site communicates the message necessary to keep that demographic coming back.