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Running Vista in Parallels will Cost You More

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Anonymous Coward

on Wednesday January 31 2007, @04:44PM

Anonymous Coward writes "This press release details about the way MS will limit your ability to run Vista in a virtual machine. One cannot run run Vista virtually unless you pay for the more expensive versions of their new operating system (starting at $299.) On top of the loss of extra funds from your checking account, you will also lose your XP license with the upgrade. There are some definite DRM questions that come into play here. http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/01/31.7.sh tml"

"Pirate" fights back

Submitted by ThePabst on Wednesday January 31 2007, @04:02PM

ThePabst writes "It appears that Robert Santangelo, of former being-sued-by-the-RIAA-fame, is taking the fight to them now.
from the article: "Robert Santangelo and his lawyer, Jordan Glass, responded at length on Tuesday, raising 32 defenses, demanding a jury trial and filing a counterclaim against the companies for allegedly damaging the boy's reputation, distracting him from school and costing him legal fees."

Could be interesting..."