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Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / June 2007Microsoft _almost_ allowed Vista Home in a VM
c|net reports Microsoft came this >< close to allowing Vista Home in a VM... how disappointing that Microsoft continues to restrict choice for its virtualization consumers. Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization http://news.com.com/Microsoft+flip-flops+on+Vista+virtualization/2100-1016_3-619 1787.htm 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. ... On the Mac in particular, though, virtualization has become a consumer feature and many people wanted to use the Home versions of Vista, which Microsoft officials concede present no additional security risk. The company said in interviews this week that it was still concerned about the security risks, but said it was going to make the change and leave the choice up to users. "Virtualization enthusiasts would like to make that choice," said Scott Woodgate, a director in the Windows Business Group. "We're really responding to that feedback." Microsoft provided little explanation for the about-face. "Microsoft has reassessed the Windows virtualization policy and decided that we will maintain the original policy announced last fall," :( > c|net reports Microsoft came this >< close to allowing Vista Home in a > VM... how disappointing that Microsoft continues to restrict choice for > its virtualization consumers. Are you sure it wasn't this . close? ;o) What's "disappointing" (or more accurately sodding annoying) is that Microsoft how so many versions of Vista, which is ridiculously confusing to the consumer. They do the same thing with Office with a normal edition, a "Professional" edition and a "Student & Teacher" edition - they would be much better off selling just ONE version and giving the education discount, where appropriate, like everyone else does. :o\ Helpful Harry Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o) > In article <uBcTb1tsHHA.4...@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, Richard Cardona > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Helpful Harry > Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o) Not a good analogy, Harry. Office has the 'standard' version. The 'professional' version contains additional programs (MS Access for the PC version which is worth $400 on it's own. VPC for the Mac version which is worth $250). The Student/ Teacher edition allows installation on 3 machines concurrently. The 'best' part is that you do not need to prove that you are entitled to the education discount (like other software companies). But, you're right. There are way too many flavors of Vista. And much stricter licensing than for any other Windows OS. It really blew me away when I found out that it did not carry the 'unlimited' installations like XP. > > In article <uBcTb1tsHHA.4...@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, Richard Cardona > > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > 'best' part is that you do not need to prove that you are entitled to > the education discount (like other software companies). <snip> You're right - it wasn't meant to be a direct comparison, just another place where Microsoft over complicates their line-up and should probably have been a separate paragraph and said "They do something similar with Office". Of course, Apple used to do something similar with far too many Macs in their line-up too. Helpful Harry Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o) > c|net reports Microsoft came this >< close to allowing Vista Home in a > VM... how disappointing that Microsoft continues to restrict choice for > its virtualization consumers. Some more speculation on Microsoft's brain dead restrictions on virtualization of Vista: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI d=9025466&pageNumber=1 I'll stick with Windows 2000 SP4 :) > Some more speculation on Microsoft's brain dead restrictions on > virtualization of Vista: > http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI d=9025466&pageNumber=1 IIRC, the Vista EULA has restrictions around storing/consuming licensed-xRM content in a VM. If that were the issue, certainly Microsoft legal could add more weasel words into the EULA to indemnify themselves from the ludicrous idea of content piracy by VM. IMO. a vast majority of virtualization users don't care for or need DRM in a VM. Also - isn't the "ironclad" protection in 64-bit Windows?, e.g. with signed kernel drivers. Vista x64 doesn't run under Microsoft's own (released) virtualization products, somewhat acknowledging VMware's lead in this area. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft is readying some sort of technological change in Vista SP1. If so, they will have made some increment of revenue off Mac users, etal as they attempt to appease Hollywood or whoever is twisting their arms. I guess that's not a bad trade-off for them. |
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