VMware's Dual OS Smartphone Virtualization Plan Firms Up

Sharky2009 writes "VMware is developing virtualisation for smartphones which can run any two OSes — Windows Mobile, Android or Linux — at once. The idea is to have your work applications and home applications all running insider their own VMs and running at the same time so you can access any app any time. VMware says: 'We don't think dual booting will be good enough — we'll allow you to run both profiles at the same time and be able to switch between them by clicking a button,' he said. 'You'll be able to get and make calls in either profile – work or home – as they will both be live at any given point in time.'" Also mentioned in February of this year, but now the company's announced a target of 2012 for mass production.

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[Anonymous Coward]

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open source elitism

[SuperBanana]

My phone is smart because it runs a Linux distro that allows for root access when required. Meaning I am not restricted, tethered, limited etc...

My phone is smart because it runs software which syncs my music, podcasts, contacts, and photos with my computer. It's also jailbroken and unlocked, which means it is also not restricted, tethered, or limited, and I get root access which I never require...thank you very much.

I can also make and receive phone calls when I'm not near a WiFi point, idiot.

As for DD-WRT and the gang (not sure why you mentioned it in the first place) - I tried it on my supposedly supported router. It crashed (without recovering) about every 4 hours, and performance topped out at around 8MB/sec instead of 12MB with the original firmware (it's an N router.) I spent a couple hours over the course of a week trying to figure out what was wrong, gave up, and moved on with my life by putting the original commercial firmware back on it.