Microsoft planned this week to announce that it was broadening the virtualization rights for Windows Vista, but decided at the last minute to reverse course and stick with existing limits. The software maker had briefed reporters and analysts on plans to allow the Home versions of Vista to run in virtual machines, addressing criticisms from virtualization enthusiasts and Mac users who had chafed at having to buy one of the two priciest versions of Windows in order to run Vista in a virtual machine.
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Member since:2005-08-11
The restrictions on Vista Home in VMs has nothing to do with the quality of Vista, or MS in general. It may be a bad idea, but really, anybody running VMs is probably not going to run Home anyway, so what's the big deal.
If you weren't such an Anti-MS troll, you may figure out that it affects a very small percentage of users
Member since:2007-03-04
"The restrictions on Vista Home in VMs has nothing to do with the quality of Vista, or MS in general."
Wrong! An OS with unnecessary restrictions and an obvious lack of quality should be considered defective, and alternative products should be considered.
"It may be a bad idea, but really, anybody running VMs is probably not going to run Home anyway, so what's the big deal."
People should be able to use software they purchase the way they want to use it, not be restricted by an abusive monopolist.
"If you weren't such an Anti-MS troll, you may figure out that it affects a very small percentage of users"
It does not matter that it affects a small percentage of users, abusive restrictions should not be tolerated. This is just another reason to avoid MS software.
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2007-03-04
This is what you get from a despicable company, selling low quality software. Vista is trash!