Virtual PC does not support Linuz any more

[spiderman2k1]

Now that Gate's own's the company that make's Virtual PC
Microsoft has taken out one feature that made Virtual PC fun to be able to install Linux


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/evaluation/overview2004.asp

[galactica]

hmmmmmmmmm.......... thats interesting

[ps2daddy]

Now that Gate's own's the company that make's Virtual PC
Microsoft has taken out one feature that made Virtual PC fun to be able to install Linux


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/evaluation/overview2004.asp

Below are the requirements for some of the operating systems that can be run as a guest operating system. Virtual PC can run most x86 operating systems, not just the operating systems listed below, in a virtual machine environment.

Guest OS* Hard Disk Memory
MS-DOS 6.22 50 MB 32 MB
Windows 95 500 MB 32 MB
Windows 98 500 MB 64 MB
Windows Me 2 GB 96 MB
Windows 2000 2 GB 96 MB
Windows NT® 4.0 1 GB 64 MB
Windows XP 2 GB 128 MB
OS/2** 500 MB 64 MB

Where did it say that you cant install linux?
I think they just refuse to acknowledge the fact out right (as not to draw attention).

[spiderman2k1]

"ps2daddy" You might be right but it's weird not to state it as it can be a selling point.

[The village idiot]

If they did remove the Linux portions, wouldn't that be grounds to file for anti-trust? Only since it supported a competitor before the purchase, and then no longer did.

[ps2daddy]

"ps2daddy" You might be right but it's weird not to state it as it can be a selling point.

I think Old Billy (Bill Gates) wants to keep the word linux out of peoples mind as much as he can if he can help it (but he sure does focus on all the microsoft products that will work with it)

[tgpo]

Virtual PC can run most x86 operating systems, not just the operating systems listed below, in a virtual machine environment.

I think it'll still run linux