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Microsoft Slugs Mac Users With Vista Tax

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mac users wanting to run Vista on their Macintosh, alongside Mac OS X programs, will have to buy an expensive version of Vista if they want to legally install it on their systems. The end-user license agreement for the cheaper versions of Vista (Home Basic and Home Premium) explicitly forbids the use of those versions on virtual machines (i.e., Macs pretending to be PCs)." Update: 02/08 17:50 GMT by KD : A number of readers have pointed out that the Vista EULA does not forbid installing it via Apple's Bootcamp; that is, the "tax" only applies to running Vista under virtualization.

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  1. And, of course... by Helldesk+Hound · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    ... those who are utterly enslaved to Microsoft will meekly bend over and lube up while forking over all that dosh AGAIN merely for the (dubious) pleasure of running the latest, greatest re-release of Microsoft WindowsNT.

    There is no good reason why anyone should buy Windows Vista, and plenty of good reasons why people should NOT buy Windows Vista - all of which have been discussed at length elsewhere.

    If they want to run Vi$ta in a VM using MacOSX, then that is their choice. But more fool them!

  2. Re:older news by Tom · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Actually, I think the proper english translation would be: "I'm so fucking rich that I can insult my customers in public and get away with it."

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  3. Yes yes... by meccabilly · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I would liek to add my voice to those who have pointed out that PC users (windows) are unable to install MAC OSX in dual boot/VM or whatever. I would love to be able to install OSX and have Final Cut Pro and Apature installed, but am never likely to be able to on anything other then Apple hardware. Mac users can whine all they like about having to pay extra for Ultimate to be able to use Vista in a VM or whatever - 'cos Apples the 'underdog' isnt it. Microsoft is big bad corporation... Steve Jobs is like a kindly uncle - whatever. I don't apreciate having to fork out £1600 (no monitor included) for a machine that is able to run Final Cut Pro the way I want, when my £1300 PC (including 2 19 inch LCDs) would be able to do the same if I was able to install it. Cry me a river Mac users.

  4. Cart before horse by BrokenHalo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As I suppose is typical for Slashdot, the submission and subsequent posts should be "Score:-1 Irrelevant".

    What nobody seems to have questioned is why any Mac or OS user would want Vista in the first place, let alone consider paying for it.

    Move along, nothing to see here...