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Microsoft Hyper-V Leaves Linux Out In The Cold

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the some-things-never-change dept.

whitehartstag writes to mention that Microsoft has announced their new Hyper-V as feature-complete. Unfortunately the list of supported systems is disappointingly short. "No offense to SUSE Enterprise Server crowd, but only providing SUSE support in Hyper-V is a huge mistake. By not supporting Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS, and BSD, Microsoft is telling us Hyper-V is a Microsoft only technology. More Mt. Redmond, Microsoft center of the universe thinking. That's disappointing. Sure, if you are a Microsoft only shop, Hyper-V will be an option for virtualization. But so will VMware and XenServer. But if you run a mixed shop, Hyper-V won't solve your problems alone — you'll have to also add VMware or Xen to your virtualized data center portfolio. Or just go with VMware and Xen and forego Hyper-V."

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  1. Par for the course. by Mactrope · · Score: 1, Troll

    Buy something that works and screw it up while breaking everything else.

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  2. Why throw good money away by flyingfsck · · Score: -1, Troll

    but I guess that sentiment applies to all Microsoft products...

    Years ago, I told people: Yes, you can use Microsoft software, it is a little buggy, but it sure is cheap.

    Nowadays I tell people: Yes, you can use Microsoft software, but it is very buggy and very expensive.

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  3. Re:shooting selves in foot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    i think it says 32mb. but yes, nifty concept--- and pricey as all get. my organization would love to use it, but can't justify the cost for a nonprofit.

    http://www.vmware.com/products/vi/features.html
    "Small footprint. Reduce virtualization complexity with ESX Server 3i , a compact 32MB formfactor of ESX Server ,that is a fraction of the size of a general purpose operating system, providing unmatched security and reliability"