From: "Rich Gauszka" 

It looks like Apple just squashed the rumors of built-in virtualization for
their upcoming Leopard release

http://www.macrumors.com/
Specifically, Wolf asked Phil Schiller about Apple's plans for
incorporating "virtualization" software in the next version of
Mac OS X (Leopard): [Phil Schiller] said 'absolutely not, the R&D would
be prohibitive and we're not going to do it. Our solution is dual boot.'



"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:44a6ec53$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> One thing you can bet on is it will come, but how quick I don't have any
> idea on when for the Mac.  (Windows getting it is a for sure as well)
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:44a6c798$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> There are rumors of virtualization built into OSx 10.5 Leopard.
>> Unfortunately we won't know for sure till Jobs does his show and tell in
>> August.
>>
>> Right now there are just the rumors ( will Apple acquire Parallels?,
>> develop their own? , .....)
>>
>> http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/1226/
>>
>> "/m"  wrote in message
>> news:7fcda29fim1h5thebqt9q6jurmnvenn7e6{at}4ax.com...
>>> On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 12:25:49 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>That's based on the Linux based "emulator" by
Codeweavers.  I really
>>>>wouldn't put it in the emulator or virtualization camp, it's pretty
>>>>basic
>>>>and limited in what it can run.  Think of how Wine runs in
Linux and you
>>>>get
>>>>the picture.  Personally, I wouldn't bother with this one and go for
>>>>something like VMWare when it comes out. (I don't know how
the Parallels
>>>>product works.)
>>>
>>> I look at Wine as a Windows API emulator, not a CPU emulator; and I
>>> agree with you regarding Wine vs. CPU emulators and VMs.   I'm planning
>>> to go with VMs.  Your comments here (on this, and many other threads)
>>> have shown me the light regarding the usefulness of VMs. (thanks, btw)
>>>
>>> For now, I am unfortunately comfortable with the configuration I have:
>>> media stuff on OS-X, most everything else on W2K.  Anything new I start
>>> to do goes on OS-X.  Eventually, the move of the W2K environment to an
>>> OS-X VM will occur.   Not sure when that will happen, this is bicycling
>>> season in these parts and any spare time is spent pedaling my butt up
>>> and down the hills of southwestern Connecticut.  :)
>>>
>>> /m
>>
>>
>
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