arstechnica.com — The quest for a reason behind Microsoft's prohibition continues. We look at the argument that DRM is the cause, and after laying out our objections, we talk about why El Jobso and his fruity products are the culprit.
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cherubimJun 26, 2007
So you think Microsoft is scared of Wine and Crossover Linux as well ?
zdigglerJun 26, 2007
Something open like what? OSX? Or Apple system architecture?
stonekeeperJun 26, 2007
Unless cohesion has been changed to handle multi-layered windows, seamless RDP is a much better option: <a class="user" href="http://www.cendio.com/seamlessrdp/">http://www.cendio.com/seamlessrdp/</a>
Closed AccountJun 26, 2007
Microsoft is scared of both Apple and Linux and running Vista in VM would make switching painless allowing use of old windows apps until a native alternative application that does the same thing and opens the old files is found vs having to make a jump directly into an unfamiliar system.
chris9902Jun 26, 2007
40 million copies sold in 5 months. Oh the horror. How ever will they afford those gold toilets now.
designerutahJun 26, 2007
Interesting take on the EULA limits. And I think MS probably IS afraid of losing marketshare to Apple, though truthfully it probably wouldn't be in any great quantities in the short term. But long term, as virtualization grows, the operating system could easily become a minor issue, with most people owning several and having the virtual OS enable when needed. Imagine a world where people buy hardware that meets their needs, download a free or inexpensive Main OS, create VMS and inload additional OSes as needed, and spend most of their focus (and money) on applications that meet their needs. It means that the application itself would be king. The App, not the OS. A scary thing for a company that wants to control the desktop and the entire environment.