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Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization

June 20, 2007 Company reverses plan to expand rights to allow home versions of the operating systems to run inside virtual machines. TAGS: virtualization, virtual machine, security risk, Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, security, operating system, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Vista views: Microsoft's license changes

October 18, 2006 Readers pitch on whether Microsoft is being too stringent in restricting Vista transfers to one PC. TAGS: margin, piracy, virtual machine, font, Microsoft Windows Vista, copy, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Try to read Microsoft's hips

June 22, 2007 On the eve of announcing a change in Vista that people have clamored for, the company reverses course and then clams up. TAGS: virtual machine, Terry Semel, virtualization, Week in review, desktop search, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, CEO, Yahoo! Inc., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft limits Vista transfers

October 16, 2006 Retail buyers of the OS will only be able to legally transfer the software once. After that, it's back to the store to buy a new copy. TAGS: virtual machine, virtualization, antipiracy, buyer, Microsoft Windows Vista, copy, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Chart: Six versions of Windows Vista

February 27, 2006 Microsoft has decided to offer six distinct versions of the Windows update. Here they are from simplest to most tricked-out. TAGS: margin, Microsoft Windows Vista, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft licenses Vista for 'diskless' PCs

April 2, 2007 Redmond changes contract terms for corporate version of Vista, making way for PCs whose hard drive lives in a data center. TAGS: data center, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Vista, desktop computer, Microsoft Corp., PC, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, server

Mystery surrounds Microsoft's virtualization flip-flop

June 20, 2007 Plans to ease licensing restrictions would have won company plenty of fans, so why did it reverse course at the last minute? TAGS: virtualization, restriction, virtual machine, licensing agreement, VMware, policy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Windows-on-Mac software gets virtualization update

February 27, 2007 Parallels Desktop now comes with USB 2.0 support and the ability to run Windows applications natively on the Mac operating system. TAGS: virtualization, Windows application, Apple Boot Camp, Apple Macintosh, virtual machine, USB 2.0, workstation, functionality, Apple Computer, operating system, USB, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Windows
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