Have you ever tried to read the EULA that comes with a software package? I guess I will have all of you nodding your heads and saying no.
Many people find a EULA nothing but a boring and long part of a software package that they have to just accept to proceed with the otherwise quick installation of the software.
But believe me that the EULA can tell you a bit about the company policy especially when the company is Microsoft.
The EULA for Windows Vista Home Edition has stopped the users from running the software on a Virtual Machine.
Commenting about it Microsoft has said that the Virtualization Technology was not mature enough for Home Vista users. This to me is the most senseless explanation given by Microsoft.
The conspiracy Theorists have come up with a more sensuous answer. They have said that Microsoft wants to tax the users of Linux and Mac who will want to run Vista in a virtual environment. But such users can always run the OS in a dual-boot environment, which will also save the money that they would have spent on buying VM packages such as Parallels.
Another likely answer is that Microsoft wants to tempt the users to buy more expensive versions of Vista that will have all the features they want to use.
Via: arstechnica
