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.