Friday, June 22, 2007
Hey Microsoft - Get Stuffed!
Ah, that feels better. I can sense the fear coming from Microsoft HQ now.
I’m in the final stages of planning for my move to the Mac. The finance minister has given her blessing. All that remains is to find a gullible bank manager.
I have been reading about the latest version of parallels, which will be on my list of software to acquire, and learned about a piece of pure genius from Bill’s Boffins. It seems that the EULA for Windows Vista does not allow for the Home Basic or Home Premium versions to be run under virtualization. For the provilege of using "the best version of Windows ever" I would have to buy one of the more expensive versions.
I don’t actually intend purchasing any version of Vista at the moment. I own several copies of XP Pro and this will be just fine for running the occasional Windows application. I just believe there would be a restriction like this. Some time down the track I may in fact want to install Vista. I can envisage members of my family running Vista Home and needing support. I will find it difficult to give support without having my own copy installed. Apparantly when that time comes I will have to pay the extra money for a business focused edition.
According to iTWire, the reason for the restriction is security based. To quote from iTWire:
Microsoft’s original justification for the restriction is security. It’s not that Vista Home is inherently less secure than the other versions, just that the company feels that those who opt for Home aren’t sophisticated enough to manage security in a virtualised environment.
Two things come to mind - 1. don’t insult me! 2. I thought Vista was the most secure operating system known to man.
"You can’t coach that"
