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Re: MS innovates the diskless PC ..

__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Monday 02 April 2007 19:16 \__

> 'Microsoft is loosening the reins on Vista licensing in an effort to let
> businesses try out some new computing possibilities, including
> "diskless" PCs'
> 
> 'until Sunday, there was no proper way to license Windows for such a
> computer'
> 
> 'the other arrangement Microsoft is giving the nod to is one in which a
> desktop PC or thin client is running multiple virtual machines that are
> running on a server'
> 
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39286595,00.htm

It is good news that they have had second thoughts about the licence. They
probably do so because businesses are reluctant to accept the forced(ish)
upgrade, but at the end of the day, it's akin to killing DRM and retaining
some freedoms. _Some_.

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