Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 24th Nov 2006 11:29 UTC, submitted by Kenasai
Consumers cannot run home versions of Windows Vista as virtual machines because virtualization is not mature enough for broad adoption, says Microsoft. They claim "that consumers don't understand the risks of running virtual machines, and they only want enterprises that understand the risks to run Vista on a VM".
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RE[2]: Home User risk to me
by Doc Pain on Fri 24th Nov 2006 19:13
in reply to "RE: Home User risk to me"
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"If Microsoft wants to treat its users like idiots, then they'll act like idiots."
And they make money with it. Remember: Anything that is considered "idiot proof" will be used by idiots only. :-)
Bit I agree with you: VMs may be a good solution for some home users due to their particular problems, if they find someone who installs and maintains their VM stuff. So why should that be forbitten?
(One could argue that according to security issues it would be better NOT to use MICROS~1 products, but that should not be the topic at this time.)
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2006-07-16
"I feel that Virtual Machines are unsafe too because deleting a VMDK is quite easy as compared to wiping the whole OS."
Perhaps you should be more careful when you're deleting files on your hard disk. Personally, I keep all of my virtual machine files on a separate hard drive purchased for that reason. I also keep them very organized according to OS name and version. I mirror this drive to an external backup for portability and safety. I've never accidently deleted a virtual machine...ever.
Personally, virtual machines, if implemented properly and designed to be fairly user-friendly, are perfect for home users. On delicate Windows machines, which are prone to infection by malicious software of every description, web browsers and file-sharing software should alawys be run in a virtualized environment (preferably one immune to most malware - I won't name names). This way, if malware comes knocking, the damage is confined to the VM (which is backed up regularly of course for easy restoration later.)
If Microsoft wants to treat its users like idiots, then they'll act like idiots.