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MS Requiring More Expensive Vista if Running Mac

Posted by Zonk on from the they've-got-to-make-money-somehow-right dept.

ktwdallas writes "Mathew Ingram from Canada's Globe and Mail writes that Microsoft will require at least the $299 Business version of Vista or higher if installing on a Mac with virtualization. Running the cheaper Basic or Premium versions would be a violation of their user agreement. According to the article, Microsoft's reasoning is 'because of security issues with virtualization technology'. Sounds suspiciously like a 'Mac penalty' cost that Microsoft is trying to justify."

2 of 545 comments (clear)

  1. Re:To hell with Microsoft by Spudtrooper · · Score: 5, Funny

    Take off the tinfoil hat and be realistic. Besides, the U.S. government has never officially acknowledged the existence of 0S/2 WARP concentration camps.

  2. Re:But why? by gardyloo · · Score: 5, Funny

    What kind of Vista-exclusive software are you gonna run? The Windows license manager stuff.