From: Robert Comer 

>I don't see Parallels making much of a dent on the Windows side as much
>if their competition is in free virtual managers

You never know, they do have a couple of things going for them over the
competition...

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Bob Comer



On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:06:30 -0400, Rich Gauszka
 wrote:

>Robert Comer wrote:
>>> Where
>>> they have a gripe is in restrictions Microsoft, with Vista, is
placing on
>>> the operating systems that are allowed to be virtualized.
>>
>> That doesn't make sense as the same restrictions apply to OS's running
>> under both Microsoft and VMWare products, there's no difference.
>>
>Microsoft's hypervisor is not due till 2008 so we'll just have to see if
>the restrictions change at that time. Looks like they've had some delays
>with the beta also
>
>http://www.crn.com/software/199000595
>
>
>>> VMware will also
>>> be hurt in their Data Center virtualization products if Microsoft makes
>>> headway with Viridian - but that's just the whine of competition there.
>>
>> Exactly -- and there is time to continue building a better product.
>> (and they do have the better product right now with a lions share of
>> the market)
>>
>>> VMware will have it tough  in the Mac environment also as they
started late
>>> and Parallels has more features
>>
>> Parallels is also pushing into the Windows scene too, but it's pretty
>> similar to VMWare's Workstation product there. (except it's cheaper)
>>
>
>I don't see Parallels making much of a dent on the Windows side as much
>if their competition is in free virtual managers

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