Here's one from the "Creeping Hegemony" file...
Scary news today for the Macintosh community:
Microsoft purchased most of the software assets of Connectix, including Virtual
PC. VPC is
the
way for Mac users to run Windows software on their chosen platform. VPC does
this not by simply emulating Windows, but by emulating a Pentium central
processor. That means that VPC users can not only run Windows, but also any
other operating system that requires a Pentium processor to run. It's really a
nifty piece of technology, and works really well for just about anything but
games; most of which need the full speed of and access to real
hardware.
So what's the big deal? Microsoft has a habit of buying competition and then summarily dismantling them into oblivion. To their credit, MS and Connectix have stated publicly that this won't happen to Virtual PC for Mac. MS has an active and profitable Macintosh software unit, and hopefully VPC for Mac will be turned over to them to extend and support. MS has also stated that its real interest in the Connectix technology is not Virtual PC, but an upcoming, as yet unreleased product called, "Virtual Server." This product promises to let server administrators run multiple operating systems on a single server box. For instance, using Virtual Server, a company might run Windows NT, Linux, and Solaris all on the same server instead of having to deploy three separate machines. It makes sense that MS would be interested in this technology. Let's just hope they mean what they say about Virtual PC and they don't pull a Logitech on us.
Years ago, Logitech bought Connectix's fledgling and booming Macintosh webcam business. "Of course we'll continue to sell webcams for Macintosh," Logitech said. And of course they didn't. Fortunately, Microsoft has a much longer and closer relationship with Apple and Macintosh. but only time will tell if this is really a move to improve their server software business, or a strategic move to setup the board to take out even more opponents.
So what's the big deal? Microsoft has a habit of buying competition and then summarily dismantling them into oblivion. To their credit, MS and Connectix have stated publicly that this won't happen to Virtual PC for Mac. MS has an active and profitable Macintosh software unit, and hopefully VPC for Mac will be turned over to them to extend and support. MS has also stated that its real interest in the Connectix technology is not Virtual PC, but an upcoming, as yet unreleased product called, "Virtual Server." This product promises to let server administrators run multiple operating systems on a single server box. For instance, using Virtual Server, a company might run Windows NT, Linux, and Solaris all on the same server instead of having to deploy three separate machines. It makes sense that MS would be interested in this technology. Let's just hope they mean what they say about Virtual PC and they don't pull a Logitech on us.
Years ago, Logitech bought Connectix's fledgling and booming Macintosh webcam business. "Of course we'll continue to sell webcams for Macintosh," Logitech said. And of course they didn't. Fortunately, Microsoft has a much longer and closer relationship with Apple and Macintosh. but only time will tell if this is really a move to improve their server software business, or a strategic move to setup the board to take out even more opponents.
Posted: Thu - February 20, 2003 at 12:00 AM
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