So MS has bought Connectix

[Crunchy(Cracked)Butter]

This bothers me and it doesn't bother me at the same time.

MS say they will still support the mac version and improve on it... there by their own standards innovating for the mac.  They still earn money anyway because they get a license fee with every copy of VPC sold to a mac user.

However this might kill the linux version of VPC but again MS might have to support this only because this would give marketshare to VMware.

However if MS did kill the mac version would this really bother Apple?  Are they not developing x11 for the mac thereby allowing the mac to run linux software, might it be a non issue?

A non issue because they could allow Apple to install crossover office onto the mac and then allow the installation of the windows version of Office?

What do you guys think?

[Refalm]

I think they should make Wine, Mac OS X compatible  

[choasforages]

so your suggesting tying wine into somesort of virtual machine like bochs? that actally wouldn't be a bad idea, but it would be a huge project with slow performance at first, i unfourtantly, am nod a c/c++/asm god, i can walk through program and figure out what it does, not figure out something to do.

[Crunchy(Cracked)Butter]

quote:Originally posted by chaosforages:
so your suggesting tying wine into somesort of virtual machine like bochs? that actally wouldn't be a bad idea, but it would be a huge project with slow performance at first, i unfourtantly, am nod a c/c++/asm god, i can walk through program and figure out what it does, not figure out something to do.

I'm not suggesting it, i thought thats what would be on offer after apple implement X11 into OSX.  This is supposed to bring linux apps to the mac yes?  I just drew the line further and thought crossover is a linux app so it would grant office for the mac.

Maybe its my misinterpretation of what x11 is, i dunno.

[Calum]

maybe microsoft are just buying out the competition like they always did. from history, i suspect their next step might be to fuck up their newest acquisition, but maybe not. there's a first time for everything after all...

[mobrien_12]

This is why they bought out Connectix.

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-985357.html

They wanted a virtual OS environment for their new servers.

[Crunchy(Cracked)Butter]

Yes Mr O Brien i know that but i'm more concerned about VPC, they now control some important software for hte mac.

[Pantso]

That's sad, especially to those Mac users who used VPC but did't like M$. We shouldn't be surprised however.

[Crunchy(Cracked)Butter]

Its amazing what happens in 4 years!

[mobrien_12]

welcome back!

[Crunchy(Cracked)Butter]

Cheers, but I've noticed these boards are not busy.  Thats not fun!

[Refalm]

On topic:
I like VPC. Really, it's 10 times better than VMWare *ducks for cover*

It even runs Linux better than VMWare, even though there's no Linux options (being a Microsoft product).

[Jack2000]

kinda weird you mention that.
I tried the new ubuntu on VMWare.
The boot loader refused to work ;[
yeah.
I think i'll try w/ VPC

[Aloone_Jonez]

Are they planning to carry on developing VPC?

I can't imagine it running operating systems with 16-bit components like Windows 98 very well on a 64-bit version of Vista.

[solemnwarning]

/me likes Xen best