Windows + VM licenses

[debiani386 at gmail.com]

On Fri June 15 2007 6:41 pm, Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> debiani386 at gmail.com wrote:
> > On Fri June 15 2007 6:16 pm, Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> >> Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> >>> Ed is running it on a VM in Linux, so I think it is OK.
> >>> Micro$oft can not dictate on which hardware you like to run the stuff,
> >>> you bought it!
> >>
> >> No, they most definitely can.  All you did is license it, and
> >> proprietary software licenses tend not to be so generous.  OEM copies
> >> can not be run inside VMs (only directly on the original hardware),
> >> regardless of what the MS guy told Ed.
> >>
> >> Matt Flaschen
> >
> > thomas, did you know that windows now comes with a rating system? that is
> > micro$oft$ way of dictating your hardware. If you get the more affordable
> > hardware, you cant run as much programs on vista
> > --cj
>
> I didn't know and I don't care. I did not look at Vista and I will never
> do. If I have to, I will stop using computers and go back to pencil and
> paper ;-)
>
> Thomas
>
>
i ditched windows mainly because of that (and stability, and security, and the 
looks). isnt it wonderful how linux doesnt rate your hardware like windows 
now does?

Anyways, ive noticed that linux runs much better then windows (let alone 
windows vista) on virtual machines
--cj
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