Comments on: A virtually free PC http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/ This can all be made better. Ready? Begin. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:00:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CrossOver Beta brings PC apps to the Dock at FactoryCity http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-15378 CrossOver Beta brings PC apps to the Dock at FactoryCity Fri, 01 Sep 2006 23:24:20 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/#comment-15378 [...] I wrote about this idea in July and it appears that the reality of OSX subsuming Windows is coming ever-closer. [...] [...] I wrote about this idea in July and it appears that the reality of OSX subsuming Windows is coming ever-closer. [...]

]]> By: High Earth Orbit » Blog Archive » For all your slow Windows needs http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-12194 High Earth Orbit » Blog Archive » For all your slow Windows needs Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:01:22 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/#comment-12194 [...] Apparently Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac is now free. This isn’t surprising, as there is now BootCamp and Parallels Desktop for Mac, yum, 2 os’s at the same time. (via FactoryJoe) [...] [...] Apparently Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac is now free. This isn’t surprising, as there is now BootCamp and Parallels Desktop for Mac, yum, 2 os’s at the same time. (via FactoryJoe) [...]

]]> By: Jesse http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-12078 Jesse Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:33:24 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/#comment-12078 nope - virtual pc for the mac isn't free... virtual pc for windows is free. On top of that virtual pc for the mac doesn't work on intel hardware and they have no (announced) timeframe for making it so.... It really sucks that I have a licensed copy of virtual pc which came with XP Pro --- and I cannot use either! (the xp pro is linked to the virtual pc --- which microsoft doesn't support) nope – virtual pc for the mac isn’t free… virtual pc for windows is free. On top of that virtual pc for the mac doesn’t work on intel hardware and they have no (announced) timeframe for making it so….

It really sucks that I have a licensed copy of virtual pc which came with XP Pro — and I cannot use either! (the xp pro is linked to the virtual pc — which microsoft doesn’t support)

]]> By: Lloyd D Budd http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-12076 Lloyd D Budd Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:19:30 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/#comment-12076 Brent has the right of it. Windows is far from almost free. The virtual PC market has been changing because of the work of <a href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen/" rel="nofollow">Xen</a>. Early this year VMWare released their server version (in beta) free for Windows and Linux hosts. Brent has the right of it. Windows is far from almost free.

The virtual PC market has been changing because of the work of Xen. Early this year VMWare released their server version (in beta) free for Windows and Linux hosts.

]]> By: Brent O. http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-12073 Brent O. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:00:10 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/18/a-virtually-free-pc/#comment-12073 Virtual PC was never the most cost-prohibitive factor because it only allows you to run an OS. You still have to actually license the OS - meaning, if you want to run Windows, you gotta install Windows, and that's where the money pops up. They're giving away Virtual PC because with every copy of Virtual PC, that means someone is running Windows, and that's where they want to make the real money. Virtual PC was never the most cost-prohibitive factor because it only allows you to run an OS. You still have to actually license the OS – meaning, if you want to run Windows, you gotta install Windows, and that’s where the money pops up. They’re giving away Virtual PC because with every copy of Virtual PC, that means someone is running Windows, and that’s where they want to make the real money.

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