TidBITS reports that Apple will allow Leopard Server virtualization
The folks over at TidBITS appear to have a pretty interesting scoop, noting that Apple's latest Mac OS X Server license agreement explicitly allows virtualization of the server on Apple hardware, assuming you purchase a valid license from Apple for each copy. The article also notes that Apple's been working with VMWare and Parallels to make this work in a way that all three companies can support.
This is just another nice differentiation point for Apple, and is certainly a lot less complicated than the licensing complexity you might see in Windows Server. And just as in the laptop and desktop worlds, it brings a special aura to Apple's Server products. How's that? They become the only servers that can legally run Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux on one piece of hardware.
Final footnote: it's nice to know that Steve Jobs actually made that call to Diane Green that we suggested back in January 2006. It was nice to get in the meeting before her company became worth $47+ billion.
This is just another nice differentiation point for Apple, and is certainly a lot less complicated than the licensing complexity you might see in Windows Server. And just as in the laptop and desktop worlds, it brings a special aura to Apple's Server products. How's that? They become the only servers that can legally run Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux on one piece of hardware.
Final footnote: it's nice to know that Steve Jobs actually made that call to Diane Green that we suggested back in January 2006. It was nice to get in the meeting before her company became worth $47+ billion.
Technorati Tags: Apple, Diane Green, Parallels, Windows Server, Virtualization, VMWare, Xserve
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