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To: Señor Zorro
The original article has been changed as the writer was wrong about the VM ban.

[Update, Fri. Oct 13, 11:00 am: The initial version of this story erroneously mischaracterized the way Microsoft's Vista license applies to user of the OS in a virtual machine, stating that there was a blanket ban in effect. This is incorrect; we regret the error. The updated version of this story removes all references to a VM ban, including a change in the headline, removal of a virtual machine reference in the lead paragraph, and the deletion of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of the original story.]

86 posted on 10/13/2006 10:04:31 AM PDT by Route66 (America's Main Street)
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To: Route66
The original article has been changed as the writer was wrong about the VM ban.

That's interesting, because the PDF that the site references, which is a download from microsoft.com, says for both editions of Vista Home (am I the only that thinks two home versions is psychotic?):

4. Use with Virtualization Technologies: You may not use the software installed on a licensed device within a virtual (or otherwise emulated) system.

For Ultimate, it says that you can, but you cannot use anything protected by MS DRM.

How am I misunderstanding the paragraph from the PDF?

97 posted on 10/13/2006 10:20:09 AM PDT by Señor Zorro ("The ability to speak does not make you intelligent"--Qui-Gon Jinn)
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