Virtual PC at Microsoft
Several
of
the Microsofties have been singing the praises of Virtual PC for development
work recently. As a long time VMWare user, I share their enthusiasm for this
type of technology. For me, it falls into the "how did we ever live without it"
category. My biggest hope is that Microsoft comes up with a sensible licensing
policy around the thing. The "each VM requires an OS license" model imposed for
VMWare users is exceedingly onerous.
Unfortunately,
there's a chance Microsoft will now be able to license-and-support-policy VMWare
right out of existence. Let's hope that doesn't happen. Those VMWare guys do
incredible things with software, and I have massive respect for
them.