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Information Technology News Microsoft joins VMware in free virtualization stakes
Information Technology News Microsoft joins VMware in free virtualization stakes | Microsoft joins VMware in free virtualization stakes |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Monday, 17 July 2006 | |
  
So what's the difference between VMware Server and Virtual PC 2004? The answer is quite simple really. VMware Server is much better, which it is why it is the market leader. VMware, owned by EMC, runs on both Windows and Linux as the host operating system and supports virtual machines running a range of guest operating systems, including Solaris, Netware, Windows and Linux. In comparison, Virtual PC 2004 is almost strictly a Microsoft affair on both the host and guest operating system sides. The Microsoft product requires Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Tablet PC Edition to run and supports Microsoft guest operating systems ranging from MS-DOS 6.22 to Windows XP. It does, however, also support IBM's OS/2 Warp version 4.0 we hear. We know that VMware now has about 1 million licenses out in the field, including 700,000 downloads since the free beta was announced in Frebruary. We're not too sure how many Virtual PC 2004 versions are out in the field as yet. {moscomment} |
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