Vista Home Editions Won't Run On Mac, Linux Virtual Machines

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 3, 2007 2:52 PM EDT
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Mac owners and Linux users hoping to run Windows Vista using virtual machine software had better own the Business or Ultimate editions of the new operating system, according to Microsoft's licensing terms. The end-user license agreements governing both the Home Basic and Home Premium editions of the OS specifically forbid users from booting the software "within a virtual (or otherwise emulated) hardware system." The blanket prohibitions don't apply to the higher-end editions of Windows Vista.

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Impossible for it to be legally enforceable surely? Alcibiades 3 1,113 Feb 4, 2007 5:41 PM

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