How will the licensing work then? Is this gonna cost anymore?
HyperClippie: "You've started a virtual machine - please send $49.99 to One Microsoft Way, Redmond, VA -or- type your credit card number in and we will debit your account. If you do not comply your virtual machine will shut down in 10 minutes."
Or will Microsoft bless us with "you can run as many copies of Microsoft VM on that machine as possible (assuming you've got the correct processor version)"?
Ok, so let's say that all the biggest car manufacturers in the world (that would be Microsoft) welded their hoods shut (closed source).
I have my very nice 1969 Mustang soupped up and taking me every place _I_ need to go. Then we find out that the fuel pump has a problem with it that could cause a tremendous fire or explosion.
Now I have to go to the dealer as they're the only one that can do work on the car, purchase a 2004 Mustang to prevent my car from potentially exploding and causing serious damage to myself and others _and_ I have to pay them for the new car?
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How will the licensing work then? Is this gonna cost anymore?
HyperClippie: "You've started a virtual machine - please send $49.99 to One Microsoft Way, Redmond, VA -or- type your credit card number in and we will debit your account. If you do not comply your virtual machine will shut down in 10 minutes."
Or will Microsoft bless us with "you can run as many copies of Microsoft VM on that machine as possible (assuming you've got the correct processor version)"?
Ok, so let's say that all the biggest car manufacturers in the world (that would be Microsoft) welded their hoods shut (closed source).
I have my very nice 1969 Mustang soupped up and taking me every place _I_ need to go. Then we find out that the fuel pump has a problem with it that could cause a tremendous fire or explosion.
Now I have to go to the dealer as they're the only one that can do work on the car, purchase a 2004 Mustang to prevent my car from potentially exploding and causing serious damage to myself and others _and_ I have to pay them for the new car?
I don't think so.