![]() ![]() Virtual PC for Mac allows users of Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh computers to run various versions of the Windows operating system. In August, Microsoft launched Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1. "Microsoft acquired Virtual PC and I think most people who looked at the two products prior to the acquisition would have said VMware had the better product and that is still true, this release is not a huge change from the previous release," DeMichillie said. VMware continues to be the better virtualization product, according DeMichillie. "Microsoft looks at Virtual PC in a very narrow way," said Greg DeMichillie lead analyst at research firm Directions on Microsoft Inc. Virtual PC 2004 only lists various Windows versions and OS/2, plus "others." Selecting others will set up a standard virtual machine that should work fine for Linux, Huffman said. The Connectix product had a wizard for default settings for a number of guest operating systems that compete with Windows, including Linux. As a result, Virtual PC 2004 will offer less support for non-Microsoft operating systems than the preceding Connectix product. Microsoft will market Virtual PC 2004 mostly to enterprise users as a way to run older legacy applications on newer Microsoft Windows XP Pro systems and to developers to make it easier to test Windows applications, Huffman said. It should be on store shelves before the end of the year, Huffman said. On Monday, Microsoft is expected plans to announce release to manufacturing of Virtual PC 2004, the product's final phase before becoming commercially available. An upgrade version costs $99, according to the VMware Web site. of Palo Alto, California, is priced at $299 when delivered online, or $329 in a box. VMware Workstation, the competing product from VMware Inc. "We wanted to hit a price point around the $100 mark," Huffman said. ![]()
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