Virtualization will remain only on the most expensive "Vista"

For many months, journalists, bloggers and many customers have demanded that Microsoft open the possibility of virtualization (running the OS in a “guest” mode) for Windows Vista of any version. This is a completely natural requirement, because the ban on virtualization is a completely dishonest way of dealing with competitors by infringing on the user's rights. Now virtualization is allowed only in the most expensive version of Windows Vista. Under public pressure, the company agreed to change its policy, but at the last moment she ... changed her mind.

Previously, the virtualization function (running Windows on a computer with a different operating system) was in demand only among geeks who wanted to run Windows programs normally on computers running Linux and MacOS. Now this feature has become mainstream, so the ban on virtualization in Vista Basic and Vista Premium just looks crazy.

Microsoft representatives explain that the change in plans is due to the security risks that the latest generation of virtualization technologies carries. Perhaps this means hacking technology that allows hacking the Vista bootloader , which was demonstrated at the recent Black Hat conference.

via News.com