If Dell is developing (or is a major force in developing) the software to do this it is more than just an ad. It’s a press release...
Well, the remarkable thing is that it will come with VMs preinstalled and ready to go.
This will bring VMs to Mom and Dad, which is a big deal if your Mom and Dad LOVE to go to shady sites using IE 5 and fill up their computer with spybots, then call you every couple of weeks complaining about the performance.
Just use a preconstructed Linux sandbox and let em go. PROBLEM SOLVED!
Brilliant move on Dell’s part, IMHO.
Nah, Dell's just piggybacking on the popularity of VMware. There's nothing special that has to be done to make VMs work, other than install the host software, which in many cases is free (e.g. VMware player for Windows and Linux).
I doubt the contribution from Dell is anything but consumer packaging.