Fwd: Virtualization: Not Possible with Vista Home

[Kevin Callahan]

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http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/useterms/default.aspx

Virtualization: Not Possible with Vista Home - Yoc - 11:29:46 - Comments

Microsoft has just published on its license terms webpage the details  
of licenses for each Vista version. It contains 2 bad news, one  
targeting directly MacOSX and Parallels users:

- it will possible to install Vista only twice, so you will be able  
to change your hardware only once; after you will have to buy a new  
license.

- One can not use emulation or virtualization solutions with Vista  
Home (Premium and Basic). Parallels and soon VMWare will not be  
allowed to make this Vista version running on their system. One will  
need to acquire Vista Ultimate or Business (US$399 and US$299  
respectively) to make it possible. It will for sure limit the usage  
to Pro users, probably a way for Microsoft to prevent PC users to buy  
a Mac or even considering switching...

Microsoft, in its battle against piracy, might generate so much  
frustration among honest customers, that the end it will lead to the  
opposite effect: push honest customers to get their software to work  
the way it is supposed to work, or look for hacked versions...




"USE WITH VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. You may use the software  
installed on the
licensed device within a virtual (or otherwise emulated) hardware  
system on the licensed device. If
you do so, you may not play or access content or use applications  
protected by any Microsoft digital,
information or enterprise rights management technology or other  
Microsoft rights management
services or use BitLocker. We advise against playing or accessing  
content or using applications
protected by other digital, information or enterprise rights  
management technology or other rights
management services or using full volume disk drive encryption."

Either way, if you want to use Parallels or VMWare, you'll have to  
pony up more cash for Home Premium.