Comment Compatible != Supported (Score 1) 212
This entire article and thread are based on word games that have rendered it value-less.
The word "supported" has a very specific meaning for Microsoft. It means tested/documented/optimized/escalation support paths staffed/etc/etc.
Hyper-V is a hypervisor based virutaization solution that presents a generic x86 or x64 platform to guest OSes, just like most virtualization solutions. Therefore just about any x86 or x64 operating system will work on it, just like with most virtualization solutions.
The misunderstanding here is around the word "supported." VMWare, for example uses the word "supported" to mean "compatible", so VMWare will say that they "support" just about any x86 OS, when really there is no backing or active support behind that, they're just saying it "should work". Microsoft would use the word "compatible" to describe the same concept and in that sense just about any x86 OS is "compatible" with Hyper-V. "Supported" for Microsoft is an entirely diffent animal (again, meaning testing/optimization/active support/hiring people/contracts signed/etc), and for obvious reasons the "supported" list is short.
The word "supported" has a very specific meaning for Microsoft. It means tested/documented/optimized/escalation support paths staffed/etc/etc.
Hyper-V is a hypervisor based virutaization solution that presents a generic x86 or x64 platform to guest OSes, just like most virtualization solutions. Therefore just about any x86 or x64 operating system will work on it, just like with most virtualization solutions.
The misunderstanding here is around the word "supported." VMWare, for example uses the word "supported" to mean "compatible", so VMWare will say that they "support" just about any x86 OS, when really there is no backing or active support behind that, they're just saying it "should work". Microsoft would use the word "compatible" to describe the same concept and in that sense just about any x86 OS is "compatible" with Hyper-V. "Supported" for Microsoft is an entirely diffent animal (again, meaning testing/optimization/active support/hiring people/contracts signed/etc), and for obvious reasons the "supported" list is short.
